ABOUT THE FILM
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, acclaimed by many as “the world’s most influential architectural photographer.” Shulman’s images embody the energy and optimism of Southern California in the second half of the 20th century and brought its iconic architecture to the attention of an international audience. His photographs immortalize the work of the most prominent American modern architects from the 1930s until Shulman’s death in 2009, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and Frank Gehry. This award-winning film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic visionary who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.
VISUAL ACOUSTICS won the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Documentary at Palm Springs International Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Documentary at Austin Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at Lone Star International Film Festival, and Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking at Newport Beach Film Festival.
The film screened with much acclaim at Los Angeles Film Festival (world premiere), Kimbell Art Museum, Festival International Du Film Sur L’Art, Harvard University, and at Apple Park in Cupertino, California. VISUAL ACOUSTICS was distributed by Arthouse Films in theaters across the U.S. from October 2009 through March 2010. The film is available in our online store and on iTunes and Amazon.
Photo: Gerard Smulevich
About Julius Shulman (1910 - 2009)
Julius Shulman was a photographer, naturalist, author, educator, and commentator on urban form. One of the leading architectural photographers of the 20th century, Shulman developed close association with many influential modernist architects, principally those active in Southern California such as Gregory Ain, John Lautner, Richard Neutra, and R.M. Schindler. Shulman is best known for documenting the essence of Los Angeles and the Southern California lifestyle during the 1950s and 1960s. Shulman remained an active photographer until his passing in July of 2009.
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"HOW JULIUS SHULMAN TOLD A HOUSE'S STORY" in the WALL STREET JOURNAL
“LENS MASTER” in LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE
“TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY” in DWELL
REMEMBERING JULIUS SHULMAN (1910 - 2009)
“GOODBYE, JULIUS SHULMAN” on FRANCES ANDERTON’S DnA
“JULIUS SHULMAN DIES AT 98;” STORY in the LOS ANGELES TIMES
“JULIUS SHULMAN, 1910-2009” in THE ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER
“JULIUS SHULMAN: REMEMBERING THE ILLUSTRIOUS PHOTOGRAPHER” in ARCHITECTURAL RECORD
“JULIUS SHULMAN REMEMBERED” from RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECT ONLINE
“A TRIBUTE TO ARCHITECTURE’S BEST PHOTOGRAPHER, JULIUS SHULMAN” from FAST COMPANY
“REMEMBERING SHULMAN” in METROPOLIS
“THE MOST INFLUENTIAL IMAGES OF ALL TIME” from TIME MAGAZINE