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Street photographer, portraitist, war photojournalist, and on-set photographer, James Hamilton has done it all in a remarkable career spanning six decades. He’s come face to face with icons from Mingus to Madonna, Lou Reed to Alfred Hitchcock. Developing film from an improvised darkroom in his small Manhattan apartment, Hamilton’s eye for composition and instinct for capturing spontaneous moments make him one of the greatest photographers of his generation. His print images shaped The Village Voice, Harper’s Bazaar, and The New York Observer, and he was at the vanguard of culture from the late 60s through the turn of the millennium.
D.W. Young’s energetic documentary not only opens up Hamilton’s voluminous archives but also relates the story of the halcyon days of alternative print media. Featuring interviews with cultural luminaries and commentators like Wes Anderson, Thurston Moore, Sylvia Platchy, and Joe Conason, Uncropped reveals essential insights into an artist who possesses a rare curiosity about the world and a talent for making human connections.
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James Hamilton
USA
2023
English
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Executive Producer
Wes Anderson, Chris Fralic, Irma Fralic, Dan Wechsler
Producer
Judith Mizrachy, D.W. Young
Cinematography
Marika Hacking, Francesco Saviano
Editor
D.W. Young
Original Music
David Ullmann
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D.W. Young
D.W. Young’s most recent film, The Booksellers, was released in the U.S. by Greenwich Entertainment and was sold internationally by Magnolia Pictures. His other features include the award-winning documentary A Hole in a Fence (2008) and the narrative The Happy House (2013), and his shorts include Not Interested (2010), A Favor for Jerry (2017), A Body of Language (2020) for The New Yorker, and Dancing on the Silk Razor (2023). His work has screened at the New York Film Festival, SXSW, DOC NYC, Woodstock, and many other festivals worldwide.
Filmography: A Hole in a Fence (2008); The Happy House (2013); Too Cold to Swim (2018)
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