| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., NTSC. |
| Language |
In English and Spanish with English subtitles; optional Spanish subtitles. |
| Performer |
Photojournalist, Susan Meiselas. |
| Credits |
Principal cinematographer, Richard P. Rogers ; original music, William Eldridge. |
| Note |
Originally released as a documentary film in 1991. |
| Funding |
"DVD production partially funded by the Joseph H. Clark bequest and the Central America Fund of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University"--Container. |
| Summary |
In this discourse on the power of images, photojournalist Susan Meiselas returns to the scenes of a revolution she witnessed and captured with her camera in war-torn Nicaragua in the late 70s and 80s. Delving into the lives of guerrillas, Sandinistas, and bystanders a decade after they faced off in a bloody struggle, this film finds both disappointment and modest pride amidst still-fresh, stirring memories. Once photographed wielding contact bombs and marching in the streets, these incredible Nicaraguans now live much as they did before the revolutionary days. |
| Note |
Special features: Susan Meiselas installs her photographs in the places where they were originally taken (2004); Susan Meiselas interview (2002, 14 min.); New York Film Festival press conference (1991, 14 min.); short film "Reframing history" (optional English subtitles, 2004, 12 min.). |
| Awards |
Winner, Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film; Official selection, New York Film Festival; Official selection, Sydney International Film Festival |
| Subject |
Nicaragua -- History -- Revolution, 1979.
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Nicaragua -- Social conditions -- 1979-
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War and society -- Nicaragua.
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War photography -- Social aspects.
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Nicaraguans -- Social conditions.
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Nicaragua -- History -- Revolution, 1979.
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Nicaragua -- Social conditions -- 1979-
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War and society -- Nicaragua.
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War photography -- Social aspects.
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Nicaraguans -- Social conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentary.
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| Added Author |
Meiselas, Susan.
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Rogers, Richard P.
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Guzzetti, Alfred, 1942-
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GMR Films (Firm)
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Docurama (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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| ISBN |
0767098625 |
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9780767098625 |
| Standard No. |
767685992333 |
| Music No. |
NVG-9923 New Video |
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