About film

Gerhard Steidl is addicted to the smell of ink and paper, replies to emails by fax, and never takes a day off, but his waiting list is four years long: perfection takes time. Publisher and printer Steidl is revered and sought after worldwide for his ability to make the most exquisite art books imaginable. Using profits from his work with such longtime clients as Chanel, Günter Grass, Robert Frank and Karl Lagerfeld, Steidl underwrites his publishing of limited edition books with the world’s best photographers. Superb cinematography frames the scenes between Steidl and the artists in action, revealing the playful yet exacting process of their creative collaboration. Steidl is constantly in motion, traveling to London, Paris, New York, Vancouver and the deserts of Qatar, allowing us seductive glimpses into the rarely seen homes and studios of such renowned artists as Robert Adams, Robert Frank and Jeff Wall.