Paris and New York: The World of Abbott and Atget

2019· 52 min· Documentary, TV Movie

Documentary film about photographers Eugène Atget and Berenice Abbott, who are famous for their distinct but connected bodies of work documenting their respective cities. Atget documented old Paris before it was modernized, while Abbott, after becoming his assistant and saving his work, famously documented the rapid, modern changes in New York. The film explores their shared dedication to urban documentation and their important friendship.

Director: Jon Lomas, John Wabe