HIDDEN MASTER:
THE LEGACY OF GEORGE PLATT LYNES
script / ART direction / production / COLLATERAL
HIDDEN MASTER is a project conceived and produced by Shahid / Kraus & Company.
Distributed by Greenwich Entertainment
about the film
George Platt Lynes began his career photographing celebrities, and it’s those portraits along with his extravagant fashion work that he’s best remembered for today. However, George’s heart, his passion, and his greatest talent lay elsewhere, in his work with the male nude. This work, sensuous and radically explicit for its time, has only recently begun being fully discovered and appreciated for the revolution that it represents — a man capturing his fantasies as a gift, a window to a future his camera saw coming before anyone else.
From visionary art director Sam Shahid, HIDDEN MASTER features a stunning collection of photography from the 1930s-50s, uncovering the life of Lynes less known: his gifted eye for the male form, his longterm friendships with Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey, and his lasting influence as one of the first openly gay American artists.
CAST
Vince Aletti, Don Bachardy, Vincent Cianni, John Connely, James Crump, Jarrett Earnest, Allen Ellenzweig, Rebecca Fasman, Philip Gefter, Steven Haas, Peter H Halpert, Robin Lawrence, Matt Leifheit, Charles Leslie, Dimitri Levas, George Platt Lynes II, Nick Mauss, Duane Michals, Sarah Morthland, Billy O’Connor, John Olsen, Mary Panzer, Bernard Perlin, Jerry Rosco, Michael Schreiber, Stewart Shining, James Smalls, John Stevenson, Charles L. Venable, Bruce Weber, Anne Young, Jensen Yow
FILM STILLS
HONORS
Best International Feature Documentary
LEBANESE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
HIDDEN MASTER: THE LEGACY OF GEORGE PLATT LYNES
Feature Documentary, 2023, 96 minutes
Director & Producer: Sam Shahid
Writers: Sam Shahid, Matthew Kraus, John MacConnell
Producers: Matthew Kraus, John MacConnell, Nando de Carvalho
Executive Producers: O’Brien Kelley, Raja Sethuraman, Magnus Andersson, Jayne Baron Sherman
Co-Executive Producers: Charles W. Leslie & Rocco Lofaro Buonpane
Cinematography: Matthew Kraus
Sound & Lighting: John MacConnell
Editor: Conor McBride
Original Score: Sarah Lynch
Design & Animation: Grant Nellessen
PRODUCTION
Art Direction: Shahid / Kraus & Company
Production Manager: Nando de Carvalho
Archival Producer: Laura Coxson
Rights & Clearances Manager: Robyn Lange
Music Supervisor: Anita Nedeljkovic
Score Mixer: Ciaran Byrne
Sound Mixer: Josh Heilbronner / Digital Arts
Sound Producer: Zennia M. Barahona / Digital Arts
Senior Colorist: Sean Ross / Gloss VFX
Senior Post Producer: Jessica Choi / Gloss VFX
Colorist Assistant: Yibin ‘Ab’ Su / Gloss VFX
Conform Artist: Justin Andrews / Gloss VFX, Andrew Marfoli / Gloss VFX
Proof Department Manager: Laxman Sethu / Gloss Studio
Senior Stills Producer: Jacqueline Bernal / Gloss Studio
Still Photographer: Peter Riesett
Copyright Counsel: Nancy E. Wolff
Production Legal: The Kelley Firm, PLLC
North American Sales & Publicity: Obscured Pictures
Post Producer: Alan Balian
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