FILMS IN FEB Featuring WES Filmmakers - The Rich Have Their Own Photographers

Join film director and WES member Ezra Bookstein for this deeply inspirational film about the life and artwork of America's premier social documentary photographer. In 1957, The Buffalo News declared Milton Rogovin "The Top Red in Buffalo" which effectively silenced his political voice as society shunned him and his friends disappeared. In reality, Rogovin was an optometrist promoting workers' rights in the local unions and helping to register Black voters. But refusing to be intimidated or be silenced, he found a new political voice - a camera. Through his prints, Rogovin was able to depict the extreme inequalities that exist and convey that message through beautiful works of art. Though his entire collection is housed by both the Library of Congress and the Center for Creative Photography, his prints are his protests - and his only concern was the fight for social justice.