ROBERT RICHARDSON: THE WHITE DEVIL(2026) DOC NYC 2026

Director Jana Hojdová was working on her masters degree in film and she reached out to cinematographer Robert Richardson about his career.  He unexpectedly opened up to Hojdova, so she began to interview him and his collaborators about his life and career.

One of the best films on films you will see, ROBERT RICHARDSON: THE WHITE DEVIL transcends just being a bio of a cinematographer to be come something greater.  Yes, we get a fantastic look at the man and his work, but because Richardson challenges his biographer at every turn, questioning what she is doing and why, the film becomes a film that makes you think about not just Richardson but all documentaries, especially biographies.

I was floored in the best possible way. Rarely do films make me stop and think about what  I am looking at. This is a film that opened my eyes to what cinema is and why and how filmmakers choose to show us what they do. In the hours after seeing ROBERT RICHARDSON: THE WHITE DEVIL I watched three other documentaries and I found myself looking at them in ways influenced by what I learned and took away from this film. This is a film that literally changed how I see the movies.

I have very few words since I am still pondering this film.

Highly recommended ROBERT RICHARDSON: THE WHITE DEVIL is a must see.