War photographer.
The great photojournalist Robert Capa said "If your pictures arent̉ good enough, your̉e not close enough." James Nachtwey has been close enough for over 20 years - a time in which he has not missed a war. His first foreign assignment was to cover civil strife in Northern Ireland in 1981 du...
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | English |
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[Australia]:
Kaleidoscope Film & DVD [distributor],
2005.
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| Summary: | The great photojournalist Robert Capa said "If your pictures arent̉ good enough, your̉e not close enough." James Nachtwey has been close enough for over 20 years - a time in which he has not missed a war. His first foreign assignment was to cover civil strife in Northern Ireland in 1981 during the IRA hunger strike. Since then, Nachtwey has devoted himself to documenting wars, conflicts and critical social issues. Academy award Nominee for Best Documentary. |
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| Item Description: | "Christian Frei Filmproductions in association with Swiss National Television and Suissimage present" --on screen. "Produced by Christian Frei Filmproductions in co-production with Schweizer Fernsehen DRS and Suissimage" --on screen. Special features include: interviews with James Nachtwey and Christian Frei, trailer, crew, protagonists, locations and scene access. Originally released as a television program in Switzerland: Christian Frei Filmproductions, 2001. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.) : sound, colour and b&w ; 12 cm |
| Format: | DVD ; Region 4; colour recording system: NTSC. |
| Production Credits: | Producer, director and editor, Christian Frei ; music, Eleni Karaindrou, Arvo Pr̃t, David Darling. |