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The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
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Wikipedia article
'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.
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.
It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject.
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.
See also
* Bang-Bang Club
References
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