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I Am Martin Parr

Dir: Lee Shulman
Cast: Martin Parr, Grayson Perry
72mins   2024   UK   Certificate: 12A   English   

One of the most controversial photographers of his time, Martin Parr's images often have the power to both amuse and leave us ever so slightly uncomfortable, caught between laughter and the uneasy recognition of ourselves in his uncompromising portrait of consumer society.

Though he's now celebrated, collected and exhibited worldwide, Parr's early work did not find an easy public and was highly criticized for trivializing the working class. Yet, in retrospect, perhaps he was just observing what we often overlook - forcing it into the spotlight as an essential topic of discussion.

I Am Martin Parr is the definitive portrait of an extraordinary photographer who revolutionized contemporary photography by inventing a political, humanist and accessible photographic language.

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Showtimes


Sun 16 March

13:15

Mon 17 March

15:15

Tue 18 March

12:45

Thu 20 March

13:00