Great Photo, Lovely Life

Photojournalist Amanda Mustard returns home to Pennsylvania to investigate the sexual abuse crimes committed by her grandfather. A visual whirlwind of memories from her family’s archive unravels a world of secrets through interviews, photographs and home movies. An eight-year cinematic journey, "Great Photo, Lovely Life" chronicles a granddaughter’s attempt to disrupt a cycle of intergenerational trauma through the voices of the survivors and her grandfather himself. I was additional editor and lead assistant editor for this feature documentary which had it's premiere at SXSW 2023 and is now streaming on HBO Max.

Directors: Amanda Mustard, Rachel Beth Anderson

Executive Producer: Rachel Dretzin, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez

Producer: Amanda Mustard, Rachel Beth Anderson, Luke Malone

Screenwriter: Amanda Mustard, Rachel Beth Anderson, Tyler H. Walk, Josef Beeby

Cinematographer: Rachel Beth Anderson

Editor: Tyler H. Walk

Sound Designer: Jacob Ribicoff / Goldcrest

Music: Dan Deacon

Animation Director: Charlie Tyrell

Colorist: Marcy Robinson

Additional Editing & Lead Assistant Editor: Sara Wasserman

Stream the film here on HBO Max.

"Great Photo, Lovely Life" was nominated for two News and Documentary Emmy's: Best Documentary and Outstanding Writing: Documentary!

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