OFFICIAL SELECTION - DOCUTAH and RiverRun International Film Festival
Photography and Portraiture • Black Artists & Art • Depicting Marginalized Communities • BIPOC Community • Trans Community • Racism • Narrative Ownership • Art for Social Change
Date of Completion: 2025 | Run Time: 57 minutes | Language: English & Spanish with English subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript & Discussion Guide | Director, Producer & Editor: Olympia Stone | Producer & Writer: Jody Becker
ALWAYS LOOKING: TITUS BROOKS HEAGINS explores the work of photographer Titus Brooks Heagins and the challenging questions his photos pose about the systemic neglect of society’s most vulnerable communities of color. Humanizing yet confrontational, Titus’ photographs document the overlooked: people who, through some intersection of poverty, race or gender/sexual identity, exist as outsiders. This film dives into Titus' world, shedding light on the strength it takes to be a marginalized Black photographer capturing the lives of other marginalized people. ALWAYS LOOKING: TITUS BROOKS HEAGINS also probes the question of “who can tell whose story?” while directing a spotlight on an overlooked, but richly deserving, artist.
About Titus Brooks Heagins:
Titus Brooks Heagins is a photographer who currently lives and works in Durham, NC. He has traveled extensively throughout North Carolina, the southwestern United States, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, the Caribbean, and China to produce a diverse body of work. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Duke University, and an M.F.A. in Photography from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has taught photography and art history courses at numerous colleges and universities, including the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; the Durham Arts Council; and the Center for Documentary Studies, Durham.