I Am Martin Parr (12A)

★★★ Director Lee Shulman follows British photographer Martin Parr around some of his favourite haunts in an affectionate portrait that’s kinder than its subject sometimes is. ~ The Observer.

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Since the 1970s, English photographer Martin Parr has held up a sometimes tender, sometimes critical and always mischievous mirror to our times, forcing us to take a hard look at how consumer society has shaped our lives.

Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century on an intimate and exclusive road trip across England with the uncompromising Parr, whose subjects, frames and colours have revolutionised contemporary photography.

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★★★★ A valuable documentary on the vigilant genius whose highly coloured 70s and 80s images revealed the white working class as never before. ~ The Guardian.

★★★★ A jolly film about an inscrutable subject. ~ Financial Times.

★★★★ Parr’s work is kinder, cleverer and funnier than anything in Little Britain.~ Time Out.

★★★★ A short, sharp portrait of the photographer, Lee Shulman’s invigorating debut feature considers whether the artist is an inspired observer of Britons on holiday or something darker. ~ The Times.

★★★★ A brisk and delightful documentary on an incredible photographer. ~ Irish Independent.