It’s an acceptable documentary that comes across as somewhat scattered; it seems pulled between wanting to explore the experiences of this female photojournalist and her private world—a realm where her daughters were notably omitted from discussion—and illustrating the mafia's pervasive influence in Sicily and Corleone, alongside the people’s efforts to eliminate them, supported by a few courageous prosecutors who ul…

The film struggles to create a unified depiction of the photographer and her significant achievements as it moves through different time periods. 'Shooting the Mafia' presents an intriguing, yet fragmented, examination of one of photography’s most important figures.