![]() ![]() I was flicking through Early Color, fell in love with the images, and wanted to know more. Leach: Well, the initial spark was my love for his work. Filmmaker spoke with the British director about the challenges and rewards of capturing a press-shy artist who, by his own admission, aspired “to be unimportant.”įilmmaker: Can you discuss the genesis of the film? You get incredible access to this very private man - he literally opens up his home to you - so I assume it was a process of getting to know one another, and building up that trust? Since that February fest Leach’s film has gone on to screen DOC NYC and now premieres theatrically at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on January 3rd. While covering the Thin Line Film Fest in Denton, Texas, I pretty much stumbled upon Leach’s poignant portrait of the legendary NYC photographer in his final years - Leiter died this past November - without knowing much about the man who ushered in the use of color photography. ![]() Tomas Leach’s In No Great Hurry – 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter was one of my few true discoveries of 2013. DOC NYC, In No Great Hurry - 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter, Thin Line Film Fest, Tomas Leach ![]()
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