War Photographer
Switzerland (2001)
Monday, March 14, 12m
Auditorio Jaime U. Michelsen
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Synopsis
The protagonist is the American photographer James Nachtwey, their motivations, fears and daily routine as a war photographer, considered by many as the best and bravest that has existed . There is a tough adventurer but a wise man, thoughtful and somewhat shy.
the past 20 years has been in all wars and has probably seen more suffering and death than any other person in the world. The director has followed for two years on the front lines Battle of Indonesia, Kosovo and Palestine, using special micro-cameras placed on the protagonist's camera makes it possible to meet the famous photographer at the moment in his work.
(From http://www.grupochaski.org )
Sheet
Original Title: War Photographer
Country: Switzerland
Year: 2001
Gender: Documentary
Writer: Christian Frei
Director: Christian Frei
Inerpretación: James Natchwey, Christiane Amanpour, Hans-Hermann Klare, Christiane Breuer, Des Wright, Denis O'Neil
Fotografía: Christian Fri i , Peter Indelicato, Hanna Abu Saada
Producción: Christian Frei
Duration: 95 min .
The director (Christian Frei)
Christian Frei was born in 1959 in Schönenwerd, Switzerland. Visual Media Study at the Department of Journalism and Communication at the University of Fribourg.
In 1997, he shot his first long documentary, Ricardo, Miriam y Fidel , the story of a Cuban family that is torn between her loyalty to the revolutionary ideals and the desire to emigrate to the United States.
In 2001, his film War Photographer (War Photographer) followed photojournalist James Nachtwey for its various missions. The film was nominated for "Best Documentary Film" at the Academy Awards and won in 12 film festivals worldwide.
The Giant Buddhas (The Giant Buddhas) , His third documentary, won in 2005 the Silver Dove at the Leipzig Film Festival and comes to participate in the Sundance Film Festival in Toronto.
In 2009, his most recent documentary Space Tourist (Space Tourists) again receives numerous invitations to festivals and participates in Amsterdam and Sundance, where his film is the first Swiss origin to win the "World Cinema Directing Award.
Between 2006 and 2009 was chairman of the Committee on Documentary Film (Documentary Film Commission), Ministry of Culture, Switzerland.
Since August 2010 is president of the Swiss Film Academy.
lives and works in Zurich.
Filmography
Space Tourists (2009)
The Giant Bhuddas (2005)
War Photographer (2001)
Ricardo, Miriam y Fidel (1997)
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