SMASH HIS CAMERA
Any sentient human being who has ever read a newspaper, magazine, or watched the nightly news came to the same conclusion: Ron Galella was a monster. Condemned by all, he was “that” photographer, a cockatrice who haunted and stalked our beloved former First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy.
I met this villain in 2006. Producer Adam Schlesinger called saying Linda Saffire, a colleague, had recommended me as a possible candidate to direct a project he had conceived about the Original American Paparazzo. “Have you ever heard of Ron Galella?” he asked. Smash His Camera is a portrait of that man – warts, wings and all. Ron views his life’s work as virtuous, ethical, heroic and couldn’t give a rat’s ass what others might think. He strongly believes he has a Constitutional right and a moral obligation as a distinguished artist to pursue his art – celebrity photography – on his terms, not theirs. (Leon Gast)
- Ron Galella
- Leon Gast
- Don Lenzer
- Mark Maloof
- Matt Gundy
- Doug Abel
- David Wolfert
- Craig Hazen
Magnolia Pictures