By riley hooper
Flo: This short documentary profiles the photographer Flo Fox who, in spite of near-blindness and multiple sclerosis, continues her work in the streets of New York.
As a young, self-described "hot chick" in the '70s and '80s, Flo Fox hung out at Studio 54 and Area, in the same social circle as Andy Warhol and photographers like Andre Kertesz and Lisette Model. Today, worlds away from those underground art parties, she lives in an apartment building for disabled people, surviving with the help of Medicaid and Social Security.
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Ms. Fox was born blind in one eye and was orphaned as a teenager. At 26, she purchased her first camera and embarked on a career in photography. When she turned 30, she developed multiple sclerosis. Now she has lost much of the vision in her other eye, is triplegic, and several years ago was given a diagnosis of lung cancer. Yet she is as sassy as ever and continues to do what she loves most: take photographs. When holding the camera became impossible, she started to instruct her aides to take photographs for her. Her often humorous and ironic (and sometimes raunchy) photographs depict the gritty side of New York City street life.
While she still exhibits internationally and has photographs in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian and the Brooklyn Museum, Ms. Fox's legacy will not be only her photography. As you'll see in this short film, her incredible drive and positive outlook also leave a lasting impression.
Riley Hooper is a documentary filmmaker based in Brooklyn. An expanded version of "Flo" was awarded the grand jury prize in the shorts program at the 2012 Doc NYC film festival.
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