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A Photographic Memory

An intimate, genre-bending portrait of the filmmaker’s trailblazing mother, Sheila Turner Seed – a vibrant and pioneering journalist, photographer, and filmmaker, who died suddenly and tragically when Rachel was just 18 months old.

Role Editor · Co-Writer
Feature Documentary
Director / Co-Writer
Rachel Elizabeth Seed
Producers
Rachel Elizabeth Seed, Sigrid Dyekjær, Beth Levison, Matt Perniciaro, Michael Sherman, Danielle Varga
Co-Producer
Christopher Stoudt
Original Score
Mary Lattimore
Colorist
Quinn Álvarez, Apache Digital
Distributor
Zeitgeist Films / Kino Lorber
Year
2024
Runtime
85 minutes

“A moving meditation on memory, interpretation, and the nature of photography itself.”

The New York Times Critic’s Pick

Recognition

  • Critic’s PickThe New York Times
  • Winner — Truer Than Fiction Award, 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards
  • World Premiere — True/False Film Festival
  • 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 90 on Metacritic
  • Streaming on iTunes, Amazon, and Kanopy