Naked Ambition
An archival portrait restores Bunny Yeager’s place as a daring photographer who helped define pin-up imagery and modern pop culture.
Overview
Discover the untold story of a trailblazing photographer who changed the face of pop culture.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- thoughtful
- nostalgic
- appreciative
- documentary night
- photography study
What critics said
The limited available reception data is favorable toward this concise portrait of Bunny Yeager’s cultural influence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film uses Bunny Yeager’s historical image-making and archival footage to recover her influence on twentieth-century popular culture.
The central premise emphasizes Yeager’s major influence and the fact that few people know her name.
Yeager’s role in popularizing the bikini, photographing pin-up culture, and helping discover Bettie Page makes image production the film’s central subject.
The overview presents Yeager as a formative figure in twentieth-century pop culture rather than only as an individual photographer.
Films like Naked Ambition, and why
Finding Vivian Maier
shared focus on an overlooked photographer, archival discovery, and the preservation of a creative legacy
Bill Cunningham New York
shared portrait of a photographer whose work shaped visual culture while remaining personally underrecognized
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
shared interest in photography, artistic process, and the cultural meaning of images
Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
shared examination of a pioneering woman’s influence on popular culture, image-making, and commercial style
Movie Details
- Directors
- Dennis Scholl, Kareem Tabsch
- Release Date
- 2025-09-12
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (4)
Cast
- Bunny Yeager
- Dita Von Teese
- Guinevere Turner
- Larry King
- Cherilu Duval
- Ed Christin
- Carlos Betancourt
- Dian Hanson
- Sarahjane Blum
- Lisa Irwin
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Naked Ambition about?
- An archival portrait restores Bunny Yeager’s place as a daring photographer who helped define pin-up imagery and modern pop culture.
- What is Naked Ambition like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Naked Ambition as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Naked Ambition violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Naked Ambition.
- What did critics think of Naked Ambition?
- The limited available reception data is favorable toward this concise portrait of Bunny Yeager’s cultural influence.
- Which films are like Naked Ambition?
- Films with a similar feel include Finding Vivian Maier, Bill Cunningham New York, The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography, and Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist.
- How long is Naked Ambition?
- Naked Ambition runs 73 minutes.
- Where can I watch Naked Ambition?
- In United States, Naked Ambition streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
