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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Nicaragua Part 1: Voyages
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 14, 1985
Runtime
0h 43m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Nicaragua Part 1: Voyages
Production Companies
Channel 4 Television, Lusia Films
Director
Marc Karlin
Description
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.
