Project Detail

Becoming Capa

Name: Becoming Capa
Director: Charlotte Colbert
Genre: Biography, Drama, Woman Director
Released: 2026

Synopsis

The story of celebrated war photographers Gerda Taro and Robert Capa in a tale of love, audacity and defiance against a world in political turmoil.

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Features
Director: Charlotte Colbert 2nd Feature
Producer: Andrea Cornwell, Chris Curling, Jeremy Thomas
Editor: Sam Sneade
Screenwriter: Charlotte Colbert
Director of Photography: Pawel Pogorzelski
Production Designer: Eugenio Caballero
Principal cast: Mark Eydelshteyn, Esther McGregor, Emily Carey, Nabhaan Rizwan, Clémence Poésy, Rossy de Palma, Danny Huston

Genre

Biography Drama Woman Director

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

France, Spain, UK co-production

Lobo Films (UK), Morena Films (ES), Opal Films (FR), Recorded Picture Company (UK), (UK)

Lobo Films

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Recorded Picture Company

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Zephyr Films

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