Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League's New York

'OrdinaryMiracles:ThePhotoLeague'sNewYork'isthestoryofthePhotoLeague(1936-1951),whichforfifteenyearswasthecenterofthedocumentarymovementinAmericanphotographyatatimewhenthecamerawasheldtobe,inJamesAgee'swords,'thecentralinstrumentofourtime'.Featuringlittle-knownexamplesoftheworkoffiftyofthePhotoLeague'sleadingphotographersandsupplementedwithinterviewswithstillfeisty(andactive)Leagueveterans,thefilmfeaturesacaptivating,'period'musicalscoreandanincisivenarrationreadbyCampbellScott.'OrdinaryMiracles'isatributetothehighpurposeofphotography,aremarkablegroupandanunmatchedpanoramaofurbanlifeintheneighborhoodsofNewYorkCityduringthe1930'sand40's.WrittenbyDanielAllentuckandNinaRosenblum