Please note: Hidden Mater: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes will only be available to stream in the United States.
George Platt Lynes began his career photographing celebrities, and it's those portraits along with his extravagant fashion work that he's best remembered for today. However, George's heart, his passion, and his greatest talent lay elsewhere: in his work with the male nude. This work, sensuous and radically explicit for its time, has only recently begun being fully discovered and appreciated for the revolution that it represents — a man capturing his fantasies as a gift, a window to a future his camera saw coming before anyone else. Director Sam Shahid's fascinating journey through George's work features a stunning collection of photography from the 1930s-50s, uncovering the life of Lynes less known: his gifted eye for the male form, his long term friendships with Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey, and his lasting influence as one of the first openly gay American artists.
- Year2023
- Runtime96 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereLos Angeles
- GenreFeature Film, Documentary
- Social Media
- DirectorSam Shahid
- ScreenwriterSam Shahid, Matthew Kraus, John MacConnell
- ProducerMatthew Kraus, John MacConnell, Nando de Carvalho
- Executive ProducerO’Brien Kelley, Raja Sethuraman
- CastGeorge Platt Lynes
- CinematographerMatthew Kraus
- EditorConor McBride
- ComposerSarah Lynch
- Sound DesignJohn MacConnell
Please note: Hidden Mater: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes will only be available to stream in the United States.
George Platt Lynes began his career photographing celebrities, and it's those portraits along with his extravagant fashion work that he's best remembered for today. However, George's heart, his passion, and his greatest talent lay elsewhere: in his work with the male nude. This work, sensuous and radically explicit for its time, has only recently begun being fully discovered and appreciated for the revolution that it represents — a man capturing his fantasies as a gift, a window to a future his camera saw coming before anyone else. Director Sam Shahid's fascinating journey through George's work features a stunning collection of photography from the 1930s-50s, uncovering the life of Lynes less known: his gifted eye for the male form, his long term friendships with Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey, and his lasting influence as one of the first openly gay American artists.
- Year2023
- Runtime96 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereLos Angeles
- GenreFeature Film, Documentary
- Social Media
- DirectorSam Shahid
- ScreenwriterSam Shahid, Matthew Kraus, John MacConnell
- ProducerMatthew Kraus, John MacConnell, Nando de Carvalho
- Executive ProducerO’Brien Kelley, Raja Sethuraman
- CastGeorge Platt Lynes
- CinematographerMatthew Kraus
- EditorConor McBride
- ComposerSarah Lynch
- Sound DesignJohn MacConnell