SEEKING THE LIGHT
SEEKING
THE LIGHT
The Documentary Photography of Mary Motley Kalergis
A film about photography .... and a lifelong exploration of what it means to belong.
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THE FILM
Seeking the Light is an intimate portrait of documentary photographer Mary Motley Kalergis and her extraordinary fifty-year career. Through her life and work, the film explores the bonds that connect us—and what it means to belong in a relationship, a family, and a community.
Couple with Child by Mary Motley Kalergis
From her Book: Mother: A Collective Portrait
THE FILMMAKERS
DAVID KALERGIS
Producer, Writer & Director
David turned to filmmaking at age 77 after a career in law, biotechnology, writing and publishing. Seeking the Light, a film about his life partner of more than fifty years, is his directorial debut.
ABIGAIL SALMON
Editor and Co-Director
Abigail is a Seattle filmmaker, artist and writer whose award-winning short Dahlia’s Monsters screened at festivals across the West Coast. She is pursuing a master’s in Communication Leadership at the University of Washington.
NICK GLENNIE-SMITH
Original Score
Nick is a renowned composer whose credits include The Rock, The Man in the Iron Mask, We Were Soldiers, and Secretariat. His music for Seeking the Light, completed shortly before his death in 2026, was his final film score.
“I’ve never believed photographs can change the world…but if we’re given the chance to look at them, they might slow us down long enough to really see it. Sometimes that’s enough.”
MARY MOTLEY KALERGIS
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