Warner Home Video Presents An American Master, “Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens,” Comes To DVD On October 28
(August 18, 2008 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Home Video (WHV) brings “Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens” to DVD, a remarkable documentary chronicling the life and work of America’s foremost and controversial portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz to consumers October 28, 2008. This documentary will retail for $19.98 SRP. Order due date has been set for September 23, 2008.
“Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens” traces the arc of her photographic life, her aspirations to artistry and the trajectory of her career. The film depicts the various phases that shaped her life including childhood, the tumultuous sixties, her transition from Rolling Stone to Vanity Fair magazine and later her most significant personal relationships including motherhood. The documentary’s highlights center on interviews with her most famous subjects, mentors and colleagues – along with personal insight from Leibovitz herself – to reveal the evolution of inarguably one of today’s most influential visual artists.
“Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens,” features an impressive array of celebrities and newsmakers including Demi Moore, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Hillary Clinton, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Patti Smith, Yoko Ono, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Whoopi Goldberg, Anna Wintour, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bette Midler and others.
“Annie Leibovitz has chronicled America pop-culture and politics for more than four decades,” said Rosemary Markson, WHV Vice President, TV and Special Interest Marketing. “This finely crafted documentary, part of the distinguished PBS ‘American Masters’ series, offers rare insight into the life and career of one of our most prolific and respected visual artists. We anticipate that this DVD will have strong cross-generational appeal to those with a passion for photography at its finest.”
In anticipation of the DVD release, PBS will rebroadcast the documentary the same week on October 30th. PBS originally premiered the program back in December 2006 as part of their award-winning “American Masters” series - a collection of primetime specials that examine the lives, works and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists. The DVD features over an hour of exclusive, never-before-seen bonus material including:
• “Photo Stories” – Interviews with Leibovitz’s popular subjects as they reveal the details that brought about each famous picture including Demi Moore, Patti Smith, Yoko Ono and many others
• “Process” – interviews with the Hillary Clinton, Anna Wintour on Leibovitz’s process and how Vanity Fair’s “Hollywood Issue” came about
• “Commercial Work” – Leibovitz and colleagues discuss the distinctions between her personal and professional endeavors
• “Celebrity” – Colleagues muse about Leibovitz as a celebrity herself
• “Work Ethic” – A look into Leibovitz’s incredible work ethic
• “Fashion” – Leibovitz’s imprint in creating some of history’s most fashionable photos The Credits With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.# # #
• “Process” – interviews with the Hillary Clinton, Anna Wintour on Leibovitz’s process and how Vanity Fair’s “Hollywood Issue” came about
• “Commercial Work” – Leibovitz and colleagues discuss the distinctions between her personal and professional endeavors
• “Celebrity” – Colleagues muse about Leibovitz as a celebrity herself
• “Work Ethic” – A look into Leibovitz’s incredible work ethic
• “Fashion” – Leibovitz’s imprint in creating some of history’s most fashionable photos The Credits With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.