War photographer / Christian Frei Filmproductions in association with Swiss National Television and Suissimage present a film by Christian Frei ; produced, directed, and edited by Christian Frei.
Publisher:
First Run Features,
Copyright Date:
2001
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
"War photographer follows [James] Nachtwey for two years to hot spots including Kosovo, the West Bank, and Indonesia, as he searches for a picture he thinks he can publish. A film about a committed, shy man, who is considered one of the bravest and most important war photographers of our time-but hardly fits the cliché of the hard-boiled war veteran."--DVD jacket. Special features include: interviews with James Nachtwey & Christian Frei; trailer; crew; protagonists; locations. Interviews with: James Nachtwey, Christiane Amanpour, Hans-Hermann Klare, Christiane Breustedt, Des Wright, Denis O'Neill.
Summary:
James Nachtwey has been very close to the subjects he photographs and has been that way for over 20 years - a time period in which he has not missed a single war. Follow as James goes from Kosovo to the West Bank to Indonesia as he searches for pictures he can publish. This committed, shy man, is considered one of the bravest and most important war photographers of our time.
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