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Finding Vivian Maier is a 2013 American documentary film about the photographer Vivian Maier, written, directed, and produced by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, and executive produced by Jeff Garlin.[3][4][5][6][7]
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| Narrated by | John Maloof |
| Cinematography | John Maloof |
| Edited by | Aaron Wickenden |
| Music by | J. Ralph |
Production company | Ravine Pictures |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 84 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
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| Box office | $2.2 million[2] |
Maier was a French-American woman who worked most of her life as a nanny and housekeeper to a multitude of Chicago families. She carried a camera everywhere she went,[8] but Maier's photographic legacy was largely unknown during her lifetime. She died in 2009.[9]
The film documents how Maloof discovered her work and, after her death, uncovered her life through interviews with people who knew her. Maloof had purchased a box of photo negatives at a 2007 Chicago auction, then scanned the images and put them on the Internet. News articles began to come out about Maier and a Kickstarter campaign for the documentary was soon underway.[10]
The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2013.[11] It was shown in cinemas, and was released on DVD in November 2014.[12] Upon release, the film received critical acclaim,[13] and won various awards, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 87th Academy Awards.[14]
Finding Vivian Maier has an approval rating of 95% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 100 reviews, and an average rating of 7.50/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Narratively gripping, visually striking, and ultimately thought-provoking, Finding Vivian Maier shines an overdue spotlight on its subject's long-hidden brilliance".[15] It also has a score of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[16]
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