British Photographer Terry O’Neill will be the subject of an upcoming feature-length documentary directed by Oliver Murray.The project is being produced with the cooperation of Terry O’Neill’s family.The story of Terry O’Neill will be told through previously unheard recordings. O’Neill will narrate his own story via previously unheard recordings.
The east London-born photographer was famous for snapping the likes of Judy Garland, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the British royal family and Elton John.
It is produced by Hank Starrs (Elstree 1976) and Murray through Orofena Films. Laurence Gornall’s Unannounced Film Company sells the title at EFM.
Murray’s credits include Disney+ short
The Beatles Now and Then.Murray’s docu-series includes My life as a Rolling Stone Murray said, “I was fortunate enough to interview Terry in 2017 to discuss his long relationship with the Rolling Stones.” Terry brought portraiture into the real-world. He created a fantasy within the frame but the contradiction of his work is that this fantasy often revealed a deeper truth about the person he was photographing.
“He could boil down someone’s essence and magnetism to a single brilliant image, displaying icons of our age as vulnerable and emotional. Even the most inaccessible celebrities wanted to pose for his camera; mention a celebrity from the second half 20th century, and that person likely posed for Terry’s camera.”
