Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Brutal esthetics in James Nachtwey photographs

These days, when irresponsible leaders threaten other countries with war and mass destruction, The simple wish for a peaceful life is shut by grid and power. The latest news remind me of a powerful movie I watched in NY 2002. "War Photographer" is a documentary about James Nachtwey, who bravely photographs countries in violent conflict. What is so unique about this particular photographer, is his sensibility in the horrific situations he encounters and his powerful esthetics which makes these brutal photographs burn a scar in your heart.





trailer of the movie:



Sudan, 1993 - Famine victim in a feeding center

















Kosovo, 1999 - Imprint of a man killed by Serbs

















Afghanistan, 1996 - Mourning a brother killed by a Taliban rocket














Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Human interaction in the LIFT (2001) by Marc Isaac

A Brilliant video I came across in the Future Short channel on youtube. Filmmaker Marc Isaacs sets himself up in a London tower block lift. The residents come to trust him and reveal the things that matter to them creating a humorous and moving portrait of a vertical community.