Join us Monday, April 6th at 7:00 p.m. for a special event screening of a soul-stirring documentary about a photographer and filmmaker who tries to piece together an intimate portrait of the mother she never knew!

Admission is FREE – Tickets are required*

*Tickets will be available in-person in our lobby leading up to and on the evening of the event

This event will include a post-show discussion with filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed

About the film

A Photographic Memory is an intimate, genre-bending portrait of a daughter’s attempt to piece together a picture of her mother, an avant-garde journalist she never knew. Uncovering the vast archive Sheila Turner Seed produced, including lost interviews with iconic photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, Cecil Beaton, Bruce Davidson, Lisette Model, and others, the film explores memory, legacy, and stories left untold.

Filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed was only 18 months old when her mother, renowned journalist Sheila Turner Seed, unexpectedly passed away. Driven by a desire to uncover what she left behind, Seed embarks on a journey to meet with people whose lives were touched by her mother. Using audio and photographic archives from her mother’s career, A Photographic Memory is an investigation into the archive in search of remnants of a loved one, reconstructing their image in an attempt to get to know them. Sheila’s intimate interviews with famous photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, Lisette Model and Bruce Davidson, among others, are brought to life via Rachel’s re-imaginings, further immersing us into Sheila’s world as mother and daughter’s worlds merge in unexpected ways.