Elsa Dorfman's work is ephemeral yet grand: using a giant 20" x 24" camera, that is now discontinued, Dorfman has produced some of the world's largest Polaroid images, showing that unwieldy technology does not need to be limiting when used imaginatively. Full Review

Ms. Dorfman emerges as an artist of deep compassion, empathy, humor and wisdom.

Rating: 3/4 -- A fine-grained (no photography pun intended) look at the way that the development of an artist's style is usually intertwined with the technology and materials that she chooses to embrace. Full Review

3 stars out of 4 -- [A] sideline glimpse of mid-twentieth century literary history, told partly through the lens of its title character, a photographer whose most notable work was done on large-format Polaroid film. It's also an affecting account of the friendship and mutual respect between artists...

Rating: 4/5 -- The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography is a minor work by Errol Morris, but it's still the work of a master filmmaker. Full Review

Nostalgia for the frame. Full Review

Large pictures, small joys and an archive’s radiance are the building blocks for the charm offensive that is THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN'S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY, Errol Morris’ winning documentary about his unsung artist friend...