Watch Trailer For ‘Bare Ambition,’ Doc On Pinup Mannequin Turned Photographer

EXCLUSIVE: She was referred to as the “prettiest photographer on this planet.”

Music Field Movies has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Bare Ambition, a documentary about Bunny Yeager who went from posing for pinup pictures to photographing them herself, serving to to popularize the bikini and discovering Bettie Web page within the course of. Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch directed the movie, which premiered at DOC NYC and went on to display on the Miami Movie Competition, Atlanta Movie Competition and extra.

Music Field plans to open the movie in choose theaters on September 12. We have now your first take a look at the documentary within the trailer beneath.

Burlesque artist Dita Von Teese, photographer Bruce Weber, and the late Larry King – in his ultimate display look – are amongst those that take part within the movie. “Bunny was essentially the most well-known feminine photographer in America,” King says within the trailer.

“Bunny Yeager’s affect on the twentieth century grew to unimaginable heights, although few know her title. Her pictures profession started following her work as a pinup mannequin within the Nineteen Fifties, and she or he paved the way in which for the feminist motion and sexual revolution by way of her work,” notes a launch, which provides that Yeager “formed the picture of Playboy, and even created the selfie. However because the adjustments she helped to create gained pushback from a wide range of sources, her title would change into forgotten…till now.”

In a press release, Music Field Movies mentioned, “Bare Ambition goes past Bunny’s photographs, it showcases the sheer inventive brilliance with which Bunny Yeager was in a position to create simple change. She wasn’t only a mannequin, or only a photographer, she was a lady with unbridled dedication. We’re thrilled to be sharing this documentary not solely along with her diehard followers, however particularly with those that know her work with out figuring out her title.”

Tabsch’s credit embody Mucho Mucho Amor (co-directed with Cristina Costantini) and The Final Resort (co-directed with Dennis Scholl).

“Bunny Yeager’s images are undeniably dazzling—daring, stunning, and impeccably composed—however beneath the floor lies one thing much more radical,” Tabsch noticed. “By means of her lens, Bunny gave girls the facility to current themselves on their very own phrases. Bare Ambition celebrates not simply her artistry, however how she used magnificence as a device for empowerment and self-determination.”

Scholl is the founding father of Scholl Artistic and director of the aforementioned The Final Resort (with Tabsch); he co-produced and co-wrote the award-winning 2016 documentary Queen of Thursdays.

“My life and inventive journey proceed to be deeply rooted in celebrating artwork and artists,” Scholl commented. “With Bare Ambition, I used to be impressed by Bunny Yeager’s fearless artistry—her means to reframe how girls noticed themselves and the way the world noticed them. This movie is a tribute to her imaginative and prescient and the lasting impression of her work.”

Bare Ambition is produced and directed by Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch. Dia Kontaxis produced and edited the movie. Alex Fumero serves as govt producer. Cinematography is by Ed Talavera. Music Field Movies will collaborate with strategic consulting company Cultural Counsel, partnering on particular theatrical and artist occasions throughout the movie’s launch.

The sale of Bare Ambition was negotiated by Brian Andreotti of Music Field Movies and director Kareem Tabsch.

Watch the documentary trailer right here: