William EGGLESTON (1939, Memphis, USA) is one of the most innovative American photographers of the last fifty years. Artists such as Gus van Sant, David Lynch and Sofia Coppola have been inspired by his work. Eggleston is legendary for his often eccentric lifestyle.<br />

William Eggleston

Michael Almereyda

Almereyda, who has directed Nadia and Hamlet, made her beautiful portrait of the legendary 'father of modern colour photography', William Eggleston - basically at the same time as his French colleagues Laty and Gerard. To totally different films in which Eggleston remains the enigmatic middle, even when we see him at work. How can someone turned ordinary snapshots of everyday, common objects into emotionally charged and significant photographs?

IFFR 2006

William Eggleston in the Real World, 

Vita Brevis

William Eggleston in the Real World

Robert Gordon

The famous photographer Eggleston started work in 1973 with the first consumer video camera. These recently edited images show an unadorned parade of family and (extravagant) friends in the Deep South of the USA, where not most notice was taken of a glass or a pill.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

William Eggleston

Filmography

William Eggleston at IFFR

William Eggleston in the Real World

William Eggleston's Stranded in Canton