Documentarian Mark Bozek On The Times of Bill Cunningham and Bradley Cooper

On this episode, we listen back to Mark Bozek discuss making The Times of Bill Cunningham. This documentary - about the late New York Times photojournalist and fashion historian, Bill Cunningham – ultimately proved the result of an impromptu, four-hour video-taped conversation which Bozek conducted with Cunningham in 1993. Bozek goes back to his beginnings, recalling his work as the personal assistant to Marilyn Monroe’s legendary method acting coach, Lee Strasberg. Mark also remembers venturing to Senegal, West Africa with the influential African-American designer, Willi Smith, to make a Max Vadukul film showcasing Smith’s brand, WilliWear. And he explains why Bradley Cooper portrayed him in David O. Russell’s 2015 film, Joy.