The 20th century had a preeminent master of the candid photography, Alfred Eisenstaedt. Called “the father of photojournalism,” Eisenstaedt perfected certain techniques for capturing the spontaneous moment that has given us some of our most enduring photographic images.

Alfred Eisenstaedt was Life Magazine’s most prestigious photographer. He came from Germany and left right before the start of World War II. He was THE photographer of his time for the most famous politicians, actors and actresses, musicians, athletes, and so many others. This 30 minute film follows Eisenstaedt behind the scenes as he returns to photograph modern Germany. With him as the predominant speaker, it looks at his style and approach, and at the stories behind some of his most famous photographs. It is a powerful, emotional, revealing film of one of the greatest photojournalists.