TEHRAN – Cinematheque of Tehran’s Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) will screen the 2012 feature-length documentary, McCallin, about the life and work of famous British photojournalist Donald McCallin, directed by David Morris and Jackie Morris on Sunday.
A screening for the film, set at IAF’s Naseri Hall at 6pm, follows a review session in front of photographer and documentary film director Poor Man and film critic Fateme Sharband.
For many, McCallin is the best life war photographer and is often cited as an inspiration for photojournalists today.
In the film, McCullyn speaks candidly about his three-year career covering photographs that define wars and humanitarian disasters on almost every continent, and often historical moments.
McCullyn, 89, is published through contemporary interviews and archival photographs that span his career from the late 1950s to the present.
McCallin’s work covers a variety of topics from around the world, including the urban street gang in London, life in the American South, and the hunger crisis in Africa, and is widely recognized for its powerful war photographs of the battlefields from Biafra and Beirut to Cambodia, Northern Ireland and Vietnam.
McCullyn’s career began in 1959, with Observers printing photographs of the London Street Gang and flourishing in Sunday Times magazine, where he worked as a correspondent.
After seeing the story behind the photograph and why he was widely recognized over the years for why he artistry, McCallin continues to tackle the issues of conscience in documenting the atrocities of war and human suffering.
Exploring not only McCallin’s life and work, but how the spirit of journalism has changed throughout his career, the film is an exposition on the history of photojournalism told through the lens of one of the most acclaimed photographers.
The film premiered at the 2012 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. British writer, director and producer was nominated for his outstanding debut in the 66th British Academy Award for Best Films. He also won the Best Use of Footage Award for the film’s release at the 2014 Focal International Awards.
He is the author of many books, including The Palestinians (Jonathan Dimbleby, 1980), Beirut: A Cities of Crisis (1983), and Don McCallin of Africa (2005).
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