The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club explained
| The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club |
| Italic Title: | force |
| Director: | Dan Krauss |
| Producer: | Dan Krauss |
| Cinematography: | Dan Krauss |
| Studio: | UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism |
| Distributor: | Cinemax |
| Runtime: | 27 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club, also known as The Life of Kevin Carter, is a 2004 American documentary short film about the suicide of South African photojournalist Kevin Carter. The film is produced and directed by Dan Krauss as a master's project at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.[1] It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject.[2] [3] [4]
Summary
It describes how Carter, who won the Pulitzer Prize for a photograph of an emaciated African girl being stalked by a vulture, became depressed by the carnage he witnessed as a photographer in war-torn places. In addition, he was devastated by the death of Ken Oosterbroek, a close friend and colleague who was shot and killed while working in the township of Thokoza.
Reception
In 2006, Maureen Ryan called it "provocative", and noted that it was "surprising(ly) thorough" for a film only a half-hour long, with its short running time being its only weakness.[5]
See also
External links
- Web site: The Death of Kevin Carter . kevincarterfilm.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415091350/http://www.kevincarterfilm.com/ . April 15, 2012.
Notes and References
- Web site: From Johannesburg to the Kodak Theater . Edelstein . Wendy . March 1, 2006 . UC Berkeley News . March 25, 2019.
- News: The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club (2005) . December 7, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090718080600/https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/342461/The-Death-of-Kevin-Carter-Casualty-of-the-Bang-Bang-Club/details . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2009 . July 18, 2009.
- Web site: The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners . November 20, 2011 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109220946/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2006 . November 9, 2014.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzEONlV8pqw Documentary Winners: 2006 Oscars
- Web site: The death of Kevin Carter and one indelible image . Ryan . Maureen . August 15, 2006 . . 30 September 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060820194804/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/08/the_death_of_ke.html . August 20, 2006.
