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‘Shooting the Mafia’ review: Passionate portrait of Letizia Battaglia – Los Angeles Times

Documentary "Shooting the Mafia" profiles Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia, noted for chronicling the lives of underworld figures.

Juxtapoz Magazine – The Art of Warez Documents the Lost ANSI Art Scene

British artist-filmmaker Oliver Payne and American painter Kevin Bouton-Scott have joined forces to produce a new documentary that tells an almos...

Post date August 22, 2019
Post categories In Art & Design, Film & TV

Boris Lojkine on Late Photographer: ‘I Felt Very Close’ to ‘Camille’ – Variety

French photojournalist Camille Lepage was just 26 when she was killed covering the armed conflict in the Central African Republic, a country riven by violence between largely Muslim rebel groups an…

Post date August 12, 2019
Post categories In Film & TV, Obituaries
Tags Camille Lepage

Combat Obscura: Why the Marine Corps doesn’t want you to see this new documentary – The Washington Post

A Marine videographer was tasked with recording positive spin in Afghanistan. But the camera kept rolling.

Post date March 15, 2019
Post categories In Access & Censorship, Film & TV, War

What made Marie Colvin one of the world’s greatest war reporters?

At the opening of A Private War a camera pulls out of a devastated landscape; the air is thick with dust and smoke, rubble covers the streets, buildings collapse – their windows are giant gaping holes. Over the war-torn scene of Homs in Syria, we hear jou

Harold Feinstein: America’s forgotten photographer

Despite being regarded as one of the “true American photographers”, Feinstein evaded fame and fortune for most of his life. Why?

Film Follows Photographer Jay Maisel’s Move from His $55M NYC Studio

In 1966, photographer Jay Maisel spent $102,000 buying a 6-floor, 35,000-square-foot, 72-room building in New York City that would become his home and

You can now watch the entire “Everybody Street” documentary film for free on YouTube and Amazon Prime Video – Leica Rumors

The full length "Everybody Street" documentary film is now available on YouTube (with ads). You can also stream it for free on Amazon Prime Video (or purchase the DVD from Amazon): EVERYBODY STREET, directed by Cheryl Dunn ("102 Minutes that Changed Ameri

Post date November 20, 2018
Post categories In Editor's Choice, Film & TV

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Adapting Stories Based on Real Life, with Rona Edwards – Film Independent

Movies are a mosaic of moving parts. Each month in Detail Oriented, Su Fang Tham explores some of the more specialized areas—and career paths—related to

‘Under the Wire’ Review: Portrait of a War Reporter – The New York Times

The emotional testimony of the war photographer Paul Conroy dominates this heated and harrowing account of Marie Colvin’s last weeks.

Review: In ‘Under the Wire,’ war photographer Paul Conroy bears witness to a terrible loss – Los Angeles Times

The recent biopic “A Private War” explores the interiority of war correspondent Marie Colvin’s life.

Jay Maisel – Jay Myself – A Documentary – Luminous Landscape

A Film by Stephen Wilkes Before You Can See, You Have To look Who doesn’t know Jay Maisel? Many of look to Jay as the god of photography. He’s one of the most influential photographers I have ever met. His wisdom and words are never contrived but always

How Garry Winogrand Transformed Street Photography | The New Yorker

The new documentary “All Things Are Photographable” shows how Winogrand’s presence, engagement, and risk were inseparable from and essential to the resulting images.

A Private War: Videos | Aviron Pictures

Search for screenings / showtimes and book tickets for A Private War. See the release date and trailer. The Official Showtimes Destination brought to you by Aviron Pictures

Trailer: The First Documentary About Street Photographer Garry Winogrand

Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable is an upcoming documentary film about the life and work of famous American street photographer Garry

Pranks and Masculinity on “Who Is America?” and “Nathan for You” | The New Yorker

While Sacha Baron Cohen specializes in macho bullies, Nathan Fielder’s urge to manipulate is submerged in irony.

Post date July 26, 2018
Post categories In Film & TV, Pranks

Anthony Bourdain’s Window into Africa

Bourdain was critical of the single story, critical of widely held stereotypes and perhaps most critical of his own position as a masterful storyteller.

The Rise of the Photographer Film – Witness

Why we’re now experiencing the golden age of the photographic documentary

Post date March 14, 2018
Post categories In Film & TV

A New Documentary Honors the Work and Life of Photojournalist Chris Hondros – The Atlantic

A collection of photos by and of Chris Hondros, who risked and then tragically lost his life to show the world the reality of warfare, now the subject of a new documentary film: "Hondros."

Chris Hondros Documentary to Stream on Netflix | PDNPulse

Netflix bought the rights to stream the film, which debuted at Tribeca Film Festival in April 2017, where it earned the Audience Award.