Martha: A Picture Story

12A TBC

This vibrant documentary looks back at Martha Cooper's life from her days of photojournalism to documenting New York graffiti and street art culture in the 1970s and '80s. It tells the tale of how she became an unlikely and humble heroine with god like status to many street artists.

Martha, and fellow subway train photographer Henry Chalfont, joined forces to put together a collection of their photos into a book ‘Subway Art’ which even though this was hard to obtain, was copied by street artists and passed along soon becoming the most beloved book within that scene and known as 'The Graffiti Bible'.

Best Documentary winner at 2019's Sydney Film Festival, the film documents the changing future of graffiti and photography. It illustrates the importance of observing, understanding and documenting the world, finding your passion in life, embracing it fully and being persistent in the pursuit of art and photography.

This screening is in collaboration with Feelgood Film Club who will be hosting an introduction, workshop and photography  competition.

This event is taking place at Hyde Park Picture House, as part of our season The Stories We Tell, presented by Leeds Heritage Theatres.