DocumentaryHistory
Overview
From his Memphis studio, Ernest Withers’ nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by decades of secret FBI service revealed only after his death. Was he a friend of the civil rights community, or enemy—or both?
Production
Realization Pictures · K2 Pictures · Ark Media · ITVS
Directors & Crew
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Phil Bertelsen
Director
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Lise Yasui
Producer
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Phil Bertelsen
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
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