Capturing America: The Carol Highsmith Story
Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Meet Photographer Carol Highsmith & the Filmmakers in Person!
Reception: 5-5:30pm | Screening: 5:30-6:30pm | Discussion: 6:30-7:15pm
Join us to watch this inspiring story of one woman’s mission to capture priceless portraits of America, preserving time and place for generations to come. After the screening, Carol and her husband and travel partner Ted Landphair will meet the audience with a fun Q & A along with independent filmmaker Kristen Akers Gozdecki and Director of Photography Paul Jacobson, who will be in conversation with LPB Executive Producer, Linda Midgett.
Signed copies of Carol’s photography book, Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi… or Any Place Else!, authored by Jay Dardenne, will be available during the reception.
Guests will also be treated to a very special musical performance by New Orleans Jazz artist, John Boutté, who is featured in the film!
About the Film
For more than 40 years, Carol Highsmith has greeted every single day with one mission: to document every nook and cranny of the United States through her photography. A self-described nomad, Carol captures and documents life in America in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, visiting all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. From its majestic mountains and quirky roadside attractions to its most unforgettable characters, both known and unknown, journey with Carol through six states as she wraps up her life’s work and completes her study of America. It’s a task of almost unimaginable vastness. When it’s finished, Carol’s collection will amount to a projected 100,000 images, all destined for the Library of Congress where they live copyright and royalty free for all of America to enjoy. As we celebrate America’s 250th, this priceless archive is Carol’s gift to a country she has loved since childhood. With unfathomable energy and determination, what is revealed is a woman who found purpose after pain and a love for people and place that will fill you with pride and hope.
Major support is provided by St. James Place, with additional support from AARP Louisiana and DEMCO.
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