4th Friday Films: The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography
4th Friday Films: The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography
Join us for our March 4th Friday Film screening of The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography. This intimate documentary reflects on photographer Elsa Dorfman’s fifty-year career, offering insight into her large-format Polaroid portraits and the cultural figures she photographed.
The film explores her artistic process, her connections to the Beat literary scene, and her devotion to the 20x24 Polaroid camera. Through memory and reflection, the documentary becomes a meditation on time, friendship, and the act of making images.
About 4th Friday Films
4th Friday Films is a screening series presented in partnership with Pioneer Library System, offering educational films connected to current exhibitions. Each screening is followed by discussion and is free and open to the public.