War Photographer (2001)

Academy Awards, USA 2002

Nominated Oscar

Best Documentary, Features Christian Frei

First Run Features
Directed by Christian Frei
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, First Run)

Documentary of photographer James Nachtwey, who gets "up close and personal" in war zones around the world. He shows no fear in the face of gunfire in Kosovo, tear gas in Palestine, disease-ridden famine camps in Africa or choking sulfur fumes in the mines of Indonesia. His black and white photographs capture the pain and suffering on the faces of those unfortunate enough to find themselves in these situations. Nachtwey himself is just as interesting: a quiet, retrospective man who struggles with the fact that he makes a living off the suffering of others, but also gives them a voice they might not otherwise have.