Timothy Greenfield-Sanders has achieved critical acclaim photographing world leaders and major cultural figures, including presidents, writers, artists, actors and musicians. His photographs are in numerous museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art, The National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and The Brooklyn Museum. Most recently, he exhibited at The Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles.

Greenfield-Sanders has produced and directed 13 films including Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (Grammy Award, 1998), The Black List (NAACP Spirit award, 2008), The Latino List, The Out List, About Face (HBO), The Boomer List, The Women’s List (PBS) and The Trans List (HBO. His most recent film, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27th, 2019 and is currently in theaters across the U.S. www.tonimorrisonfilm.com for details.

Greenfield-Sanders’ books have been published by Bulfinch, Atria, Luxury and Powerhouse. He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his M.F.A. from The American Film Institute.

Recent Works

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

In 2014, I suggested a documentary about her life. At this point, Toni Morrison was world famous but quite private. She was reluctant to talk about herself and hesitant about the hours required for filmed interviews. But she didn’t say no. I explained how important I thought it would be to hear from her friends and colleagues and to capture on film her history, accomplishments and the important themes of her many works. Hers was a monumental life that had impacted the world’s culture. A life that deserved an important documentary. It was also a film I really wanted to make.  Read More —

“MOVING AND PROFOUND. LOOK FOR THIS ONE TO BE FRONT AND CENTER COME OSCAR TIME.”

GARY GOLDSTEIN, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders: Films