2023 Outfest LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Virtual Screening: Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

Expired July 24, 2023 6:59 AM
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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.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    96 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    Los Angeles
  • Genre
    Feature Film, Documentary
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  • Director
    Sam Shahid
  • Screenwriter
    Sam Shahid, Matthew Kraus, John MacConnell
  • Producer
    Matthew Kraus, John MacConnell, Nando de Carvalho
  • Executive Producer
    O’Brien Kelley, Raja Sethuraman
  • Cast
    George Platt Lynes
  • Cinematographer
    Matthew Kraus
  • Editor
    Conor McBride
  • Composer
    Sarah Lynch
  • Sound Design
    John MacConnell