Featured Video Projects

Prince Before Fame
(Time Magazine)

1977, Minneapolis. Prince is getting ready for his very first photo shoot with a professional photographer. Robert Whitman, a photographer, recalls stories about Prince when he was younger, long before he became a legend. First published in Time Magazine on May 4, 2016.

Credits: Writer, director, cinematographer, editor

A Deeper Love : The Story of Miss Peppermint (71 minutes)

A DEEPER LOVE is an up-close and personal documentary about the inspiring journey of the trans performer, activist, drag queen, and LGBTQ+ icon, Miss Peppermint, who made history as the first out trans woman to compete on the wildly popular reality TV series “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and originate a role on Broadway. The film follows Peppermint over the span of nine years and delves deep into rare transformative moments of her life, offering an intimate glimpse into her journey of triumph, resilience, and self-discovery.

Credits: Writer, producer, director, cinematographer

Cuba Raw

For a number of years throughout the late 1990s, photographer Robert Whitman documented Cuba in a way that captured an up-close-and-personal vision of the country's varied inhabitants and visitors. In Cuba Raw, a new short documentary by director Oriel Pe’er, the American lensman recounts his love affair with the Caribbean island nation.

Credits: Writer, director, cinematographer, editor