June 2019

Perpetual Grace, LTD: Q&A With Nicole Hirsch Whitaker

The cinematographer discusses her Epix neo-noir series — and her work that preceded it. Unit photography by Lewis Jacobs. All images courtesy of Epix. Perpetual Grace, LTD starts strong, then soars skyward. The show is a modern noir, flush with flared silhouettes, long takes and equally long shadows, and wide, slow-moving, low-angle push-ins. The story follows James (Jimmi Simpson), a disillusioned young man who attempts to cast a con artist’s net around fish far too big: Pastor Byron Brown (Ben Kingsley) and his wife Lillian (Jacki Weaver), good ol’ family folk who make their own living by sweeping up the life savings of their flock. Created by Steven Conrad and Bruce Terris, the darkly comedic series premiered June 2 on...more