Will You Make a Wish Come True?

[Buffalo, NY] On December 27 WNED in Buffalo aired, for the first time ever on television, "The Rich Have Their Own Photographers," a film by Ezra Bookstein about the life and work of Milton Rogovin.

Milton, who turned 100 years old this December 2009, had to wait 3 years to see this film aired on TV. We think that this documentary should be aired on public television stations across the country!

Will you help make Milton's wish come true?

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Recent Publicity

The NY Times Lens Blog features Milton with numerous photographs from his various series, upcoming celebrations, new publications, the new Picture Man: The Poetry of Photographer Milton Rogovin film, his website and more. Published August 9, 2009.

The Rich Have Their Own Photographers

In 1957, Milton Rogovin was declared "The Top Red in Buffalo" by The Buffalo News and his life was turned upside-down. Effectively, his political voice was silenced as society shunned him and his friends disappeared. In reality, he was an optometrist promoting workers' rights in the local unions and helping to register Black voters. Refusing to be silenced, he found a new political voice – a camera.


The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
2007, 60 min. B&W and Color, 4:3DvCAM NTSC

Directed by Ezra Bookstein
Produced by Telling Images Films, LLC
in association with MUSE Film & Television
www.tellingimagefilms.com