Nicaragua Part 1: Voyages

Composed of stills by renowned Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas taken in 1978 and 1979 during the overthrow of the fifty-year dictatorship of the Somoza family. Written in the form of a letter from Meiselas to Karlin, it is a ruminative and often profound exploration of the ethics of witnessing, the responsibilities of war photography and the politics of the still image.

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Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
43 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
43 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Oct 14, 1985
Season
1985
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0
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0
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0
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0
Producers
Channel 4 Television, Lusia Films
Genres
Documentary

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Composed of stills by renowned Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas taken in 1978 and 1979 during the overthrow of the fifty-year dictatorship of the Somoza family. Written in the form of a letter from Meiselas to Karlin, it is a ruminative and often profound exploration of the ethics of witnessing, the responsibilities of war photography and the politics of the still image.

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Japanese

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