Damian Pettigrew Quote

A filmmaker should never assume he's superior to his subject. I often find that even the simplest topic remains an enigma. The best film portraits not only evoke that enigma but ingest it in a process that renders what's invisible visible.


On documentary subject matter, Le Parisien (May, 2003)


A filmmaker should never assume he's superior to his subject. I often find that even the simplest topic remains an enigma. The best film portraits...

A filmmaker should never assume he's superior to his subject. I often find that even the simplest topic remains an enigma. The best film portraits...

A filmmaker should never assume he's superior to his subject. I often find that even the simplest topic remains an enigma. The best film portraits...

A filmmaker should never assume he's superior to his subject. I often find that even the simplest topic remains an enigma. The best film portraits...