The woman who photographed freedom—and lived it dangerously.
Alongside André Kertész and Man Ray, Germaine Krull invented the New Vision in photography, an innovative way of seeing and revealing the modern world. Recognized by the art world as one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century and a pioneer of photojournalism, Germaine Krull remains little known to the general public. Portrait of an artist, a great lover, and a free woman.
Direction
Gordon resurrects a ghost with archival wizardry.
Production
Stunning reconstruction of Krull's radical compositions.
Director
Audrey Gordon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Krull's 1928 book 'Métal' was so radical it was censored; she photographed machines with erotic intensity decades before it was acceptable.
She photographed everyone from Colette to Stalin, yet chose exile over compromise—this film asks if freedom costs immortality.
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