Martha: A Picture Story

2019 | 82 minutes | 9.0 ★ (2)

Martha: A Picture Story
  • Overview

    In 1970s New York, photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war on it. Decades later, Cooper has become an influential godmother to a global movement of street artists.

  • Release Date

    28 November 2019

  • DirectingSelina Miles
  • Budget

    $0.00

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