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Best Photojournalism Movies

Greg Kendall-Ball, Photographer, Assistant

Abilene | TX | USA | Posted: 8:33 PM on 06.25.10

->> It's Friday night. My wife is out at a work event.

I'm sitting at home browsing through the Netflix Watch Instantly list of movies for something interesting. Then, I hit upon an idea. A quick search didn't produce any sort of definitive list, so I'll throw this out there: What are the best photojournalism movies? Movies about photographers, either bio-pics or documentaries, or movies that involve photojournalism? What are the must-see films?

Max Lashin, Photographer, Assistant

	Fort Lauderdale \| FL \| United States \| Posted: 8:48 PM on 06.25.10
	->> "The Devil Came on Horseback" It's on Netflix instant. I have it on my queue but havent gotten around to watching though it seems rather interesting. "War Photographer" is a good one about James Nachtway though it's not on Netflix instant.

David A. Cantor, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Toledo \| OH \| USA \| Posted: 8:48 PM on 06.25.10
	->> http://www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=25798 http://www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=33340

Greg Kendall-Ball, Photographer, Assistant

	Abilene \| TX \| USA \| Posted: 9:04 PM on 06.25.10
	->> Ah, David, thank you. I should amend my previous post to say, "A quick search, and an uncareful glance through the long list of results, didn't produce any sort of definitive list." Much obliged.

Jim Colburn, Photo Editor, Photographer

	McAllen \| TX \| USA \| Posted: 9:35 PM on 06.25.10
	->> Avoid "War Photographer" at all costs. It'll make you squirm if you have an ounce of soul or good taste.

Steven E. Frischling, Photographer

	\| \| \| Posted: 10:04 PM on 06.25.10
	->> Jim, I did not find War Photographer souless. I found it brutally honest. ... oh yea and top of the list ... Frankie's House.

Ian L. Sitren, Photographer

	Palm Springs \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 10:54 AM on 06.26.10
	->> "War Photographer" puts some of the mundane things we worry about on a day to day basis into perspective. For me it shows the true value of photography that is unmatched.

Alex Witkowicz, Photographer

	Denver \| Co \| USA \| Posted: 12:08 PM on 06.26.10
	->> "At Close Range" - a PBS documentary about Nat Geo photog Joel Sartore. I'm happy to see that you can now watch it instantly on Netflix. I watched it on PBS a few years ago when it premiered, and some of the things Joel said have really inspired and stayed with me. Absolutely 100% worth checking out.

Hal Smith, Photographer

	Sedalia \| MO \| USA \| Posted: 1:21 PM on 06.26.10
	->> 1. Frankie's House 2. Harrison's Flowers 3. Public Eye 4. War Photographer 5. The Killing Fields 6. Under Fire 7. Full Metal Jacket 8. Blow Up 9. Apocalypse Now 10. The Year of Living Dangerously Ten movies that I like, not in any order.

Danny Munson, Photographer

	San Dimas \| Ca \| United States \| Posted: 2:29 PM on 06.26.10
	->> Paparazzi......kidding. Full Metal Jacket for me.

Jan Tauchnitz, Photographer

	Lübeck \| SH \| Germany \| Posted: 3:25 PM on 06.26.10
	->> "More than 1000 words" by Ziv Koren

Richard Uhlhorn, Photographer

	Chelan Falls \| WA \| USA \| Posted: 3:39 PM on 06.26.10
	->> My favorites: The Year of Living Dangerously Under Fire The Killing Fields I also think War Photographer is a definite must.

Albert McCracken, Photographer

	Lockport \| NY \| USA \| Posted: 4:23 PM on 06.26.10
	->> Under Fire, that's what got me into photojournalism...

Jack Kurtz, Photographer

	Phoenix \| AZ \| United States \| Posted: 6:11 PM on 06.26.10
	->> Is Frankie's House available on DVD? There are a couple of promising movies coming out this year. The Bang Bang Club (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173687/) is supposed to come out sometime this year and Triage (http://www.amazon.com/Triage-Colin-Farrell/dp/B003M987QK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8...), based on an excellent novel by Scott Anderson, is coming out on DVD in August. jack

Stew Milne, Photographer

	Providence \| RI \| USA \| Posted: 6:18 PM on 06.26.10
	->> I second "Harrison's Flowers"... great movie.

Brian Dowling, Photographer

	Philadelphia \| PA \| USA \| Posted: 7:38 PM on 06.26.10
	->> "No Man's Land" is more about TV investigative journalism during the Balkan War, but definitely worth a watch.

Greg Kendall-Ball, Photographer, Assistant

	Abilene \| TX \| USA \| Posted: 7:57 PM on 06.26.10
	->> @Jack- I'm really looking forward to the Bang Bang Club!

Jon Cunningham, Photographer

	Lisle \| IL \| USA \| Posted: 11:52 PM on 06.26.10
	->> Hmmmm.... all of these posts, and no one has mentioned "An Unlikely Weapon: The Eddie Adams Story." So, I'll add it to the list.

David G. McIntyre, Photographer

	Beijing \| . \| CHINA \| Posted: 4:27 AM on 06.27.10
	->> Salvador with James Woods.

Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer

	Lexington \| VA \| USA \| Posted: 6:41 AM on 06.27.10
	->> Spiderman...Spiderman 2...Spiderman 3...

Aleksi Lepisto, Photographer

	Sacramento \| CA \| United States \| Posted: 7:06 AM on 06.27.10
	->> The Devil came on Horseback is just heartbreaking in so many ways. Recommended, but don't expect it to be without bias.

Hal Smith, Photographer

Sedalia | MO | USA | Posted: 3:55 PM on 06.27.10

->> I forgot "Salvador" and was reminded by a fellow photog in Grand Rapids, Mich.,about omission.

Sorry Rex.

An here are few others that aren't bad.

"The Read Window" Jimmy Stewart, and Grace Kelly, we all know the story.

"84 Charlie Mopic" About a military film crew in Vietnam.

"Dying to Tell the Story"A documentary about a sister's search for the meaning of photojournalist Dan Eldon's death in Somalia.

"Moment of Impact",Six Pulitzer Prize photojournalists tell how they got each picture.

"Shooter",Based on David Kennerly's book about a group of photographers covering the war in Vietnam.

Richard Uhlhorn, Photographer

	Chelan Falls \| WA \| USA \| Posted: 4:14 PM on 06.27.10
	->> Salvador is one of the more gritty films about photojournalism and certainly highlights the difficulties of the profession in a country like El Salvador when the death squads were running rampant. Well worth the watch for anyone considering war photojournalism.

David G. McIntyre, Photographer

	Beijing \| . \| CHINA \| Posted: 6:57 PM on 06.27.10
	->> The Paper isn't bad about working in the NY market. Also, if you could get the old Lou Grant series on DVD.

Steel Brooks, Student/Intern

	Missoula \| MT \| United States \| Posted: 7:40 PM on 06.27.10
	->> City of God involves photojournalism, it's one of the movies the got me on this track in the first place.

Mike Simons, Photographer

	Tulsa \| Ok \| \| Posted: 11:28 PM on 06.27.10
	->> "Pecker" Not about photojournalism but always makes me want to go take pictures. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126604/

Jim Wells, Photographer

	Calgary \| AB \| Canada \| Posted: 10:13 PM on 06.28.10
	->> Salvador...Saw it the summer between the first and second year of Journalism school...picked up the DVD couple years back in a bargain bin 2 for $5..hahaha...still great when chillin, bowl of popcorn or homemade nachos and a couple beers

Jim Wells, Photographer

	Calgary \| AB \| Canada \| Posted: 10:17 PM on 06.28.10
	->> Or the Paper for sure, if you've worked in a newsroom for a while, everyone can identify with each and every character, from the strange columinst to the Ed in Chief, the ME to the kooky fussy reporter, the the rookie shooter who gets "the shot"...love the part about walking in with a clipbord/ notebook...

Robert Scheer, Photographer

	Indianapolis \| IN \| USA \| Posted: 3:07 PM on 06.29.10
	->> Good call Steel, just came to pump City of God. GREAT film. Ditto suggestions for War Photographer, and Harrison's Flowers.

Radu Rosca, Photographer

	Tirgu Mures \| MS \| Romania \| Posted: 4:46 PM on 07.04.10
	->> Got to see Harrison's Flowers today, thanks to the references here. Wow.. very deep and cruel. Way much better then Under fire that i saw earlier this week. Both of them really great but the first one really got me

Chris Jordan, Photographer

	Bay Area \| CA \| United States \| Posted: 7:31 PM on 07.04.10
	->> Born into Brothels is a must see for photojournalists http://www.kids-with-cameras.org/bornintobrothels/ +1 for City of God as well. Hope all is well - Chris Jordan http://www.chrisjordanmedia.com

Stan Godlewski, Photographer

	North Haven \| CT \| United States \| Posted: 10:01 AM on 07.08.10
	->> Am I the only one who has ever seen "Frankie's House?" Tim Page and Sean Flynn in Laos.

Eric Isaacs, Photographer

	Santa Barbara \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 12:17 PM on 07.08.10
	->> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8N0zq0q5s4 Might not win an academy award but its bound to evoke some empathy... EMI

David Brooks, Photographer

	San Diego \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 12:01 PM on 12.03.10
	->> I watched this movie on Netflix last night called "Smash His Camera" and although it is about a famous and very successful paparrazzo and not photojournalism, the larger discussion about photography in public places and freedom of the press is very interesting. http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Smash-His-Camera/70129362a

David Brooks, Photographer

	San Diego \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 12:05 PM on 12.03.10
	->> http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Smash-His-Camera/70129362 this link works

Patrick Murphy-Racey, Photographer

	Powell \| TN \| USA \| Posted: 10:21 PM on 12.03.10
	->> the killing fields man... awesome flick...

Kent Nishimura, Student/Intern, Photographer

	Honolulu \| HI \| USA \| Posted: 10:38 PM on 12.03.10
	->> +1 to War Photographer and +1 to the Killing Fields... also check out "An Unlikely Weapon" and The President's Photographer just popped up on Netflix. awesome! hehe. Narrated by Morgan Freeman! hehe.

Jack Megaw, Photographer, Assistant

	Philadelphia \| PA \| America \| Posted: 11:18 PM on 12.03.10
	->> Not really a PJ film but still a great documentary about a brilliant photographer: Brian Duffy. http://vimeo.com/9141202

Matthew Bush, Photographer

	Hattiesburg \| MS \| USA \| Posted: 11:31 PM on 12.03.10
	->> Netflix needs "More than 1000 words" by Ziv Koren

Richard Uhlhorn, Photographer

	Chelan Falls \| WA \| USA \| Posted: 12:15 AM on 12.04.10
	->> If you are interested in Photojournalism at its best, then watch this talk James Nachtwey made to the TED Awards. It is definitely worth the time. http://www.ted.com/talks/james_nachtwey_s_searing_pictures_of_war.html

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