In works about the civil rights struggle and the history of cinema and ballet, she offered intimate portrayals of her subjects and their times.
” , about an African American woman who was gang-raped by a group of White assailants in Alabama in 1944 and, with help from activists including Rosa Parks, challenged the mores of the Jim Crow South by seeking justice in her case.Ms. Buirski’s 2020 documentary “A Crime on the Bayou” resurrected a 1966 case that originated in Louisiana amid the desegregation of public schools.
Ms. Buirski delved into the cultural history of the United States in films including “Afternoon of a Faun” , about Tanaquil Le Clercq, the majestically talented American ballerina who was paralyzed by polio in 1956, and “By Sidney Lumet” , about the celebrated director of films including “12 Angry Men,” “Serpico,” “Dog Day Afternoon” and “Network.”. Both the Le Clercq and Lumet films were presented on the PBS series “American Masters.”Ms.
Ms. Buirski grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., and was a 1967 graduate of Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y. After her time with Magnum, she spent more than a decade at the Times, including as a picture editor on the international desk.
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