This Material Life | Short doc

A poetic and intimate portrait of the New York artist, Simone Leigh, known for her monumental sculptures that explore the lives and experiences of Black women. Themes of identity, memory, and the artist's personal history permeate this visually rich short documentary.

ROLE: Producer

Director: Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich
Producer LACMA: Erin Wright
Producer: Ditte Ravnild
Associate Producer: Koni Zhang
Director of Photography: Alex Ashe
First Assistant Camera: Marcus Odom
Second Assistant Camera: Gabriel Contreras
Gaffer: April Goldberg
Key Grip: Keve Huggins
Best Grip: Fidelis Onyia
Sound Recordist: Javier Caso
Makeup Artist: Kumiko Hirose
Production Assistants: Aubrey Resto
Sound Mixer, Philadelphia Unit: Tom Carman

Edited by: Parallax
Editor: Claudius Ansah
Assistant Editors: Victor Dos Santos and Robin Feldman
Post Producer: Elisa Moley
Executive Producer: Graham Zeller
Post Services provided by Company 3
Colorist: Andrew Geary
Color Assist: Andrew Mirmaneshi
Finishing Producer: Krystle Annand
Associate Producer: Anthony Romaguera
Account Executive: Jim Gardner
Title Design: Vivian Zhang

Artwork Courtesy of: Simone Leigh
Excerpts from the film: Women’s Work by Jatovia Gary
Archival Materials Courtesy of: Yuri Marder
Special Thanks
Zenobia Marder
Rebecca Adib
Andrés Monzón-Aguirre
Tracy Lee
Sharon Bachan
Janelly Pineda

Very Special Thanks to Simone Leigh