His yearslong projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay. Dec 26, 2015 salgado has spent his life documenting the human species, often in our most desperate conditions. After i watched it, i felt i must buy this to not only see it again and again but to share with others. Apr 10, 2015 although the salt of the earth makes salgado s technical and artistic skills abundantly apparent, and nowhere more so than when he bemoans a walrus herd frightened by a polar bear into a. This documentary masterpiece about photographer sebastiao salgado is a compelling testimony of our. Brazilian photographer sebastiao salgado wins german book. The salt of the earth also provides another vantage point, that of his now grown son juliano ribeiro salgado who has filmed footage of his own, as he seeks to fully understand his father who was. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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To make us think about how we improve our lives and the lives of others. The salt of the earth about sebastiao salgado last week i watched the documentary the salt of the earth about documentary photographer sebastiao salgado. Find where to watch the salt of the earth in new zealand. The salt of the earth where to watch streaming and online. For the last 40 years, the photographer sebastiao salgado has been traveling through the continents, in the footsteps of an everchanging humanity. For myself, it was incredibly inspirational, and reignited my interest in photography. While the work it honors may pose thorny ethical questions that salt of the earth neglects to answer, it remains a shattering, thoughtprovoking testament to sebastiao salgados career.
Released march 27th, 2015, the salt of the earth stars sebastiao salgado, wim wenders, juliano ribeiro salgado, hugo barbier the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a. It was the 5 th of december 2014, the first day of a photography class i was invited to attend. Here, he tells a deeply personal story of the craft that nearly killed him, and shows breathtaking images from his latest work, genesis, which documents. Wim wenders on sebastiao salgado in the salt of the earth. Recently an awardwinning film, the salt of the earth, was made by salgados son juliano and fellow director, wim wenders.
A featurelength documentary about the artist, the salt of the earth, directed by wim wenders and juliano ribeiro salgado, won the special jury prize at cannes in may 2014. A new documentary by german filmmaker wim wenders, aptly titled the salt of the earth, takes salgado as its subject, and his deep concern for humanity a far rarer quality than one might imagine that infuses his. The salt of the earth official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd for the last 40 years, the photographer sebastiao salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever. While the work it honors may pose thorny ethical questions that salt of the earth neglects to answer, it remains a shattering, thoughtprovoking testament to sebastiao salgado s career. Sep 04, 2014 shot by salgado junior and hugo barbier who also lensed wenders 3d doc pina, the salt of the earth is as often breathtakingly beautiful as the photographers images. The salt of the earth 2014 directed by wim wenders. The salt of the earth is unlike any biodocumentary youve seen.
The salt of the earth where to watch streaming and. Juliano ribeiro salgado and wim wenders documentary the salt of the earth profiles sebastiao salgado, the acclaimed photographer who spent his career chronicling the bluecollar, workingclass citizens of the world. I realised then that photography would completely change my view of the world. The life and work of photographer sebastiao salgado, who has spent forty years documenting deprived societies in hidden corners of the world. With sebastiao salgado, wim wenders, lelia wanick salgado, juliano ribeiro salgado. Although the salt of the earth makes salgado s technical and artistic skills abundantly apparent, and nowhere more so than when he bemoans a walrus herd frightened by a polar bear into a. We speak to one of the films directors, kicking off a week of interviews with the filmmakers behind this years oscarnominated documentaries. The salt of the earth by juliano ribeiro salgado, wim.
The photography of sebastiao salgado grand perspectives. And in the end, there is still hope, rebirth and renewal for all of us, the salt of this earth. For those that arent familiar with salgado s work, he is a brazilian photojournalist and social photographer that has traveled the world. The salt of the earth nominated for an oscar for best documentary and codirected by wim wenders and salgado s son juliano does justice to his life and his art, which are all of a. The other director is juliano ribeiro salgado, the photographers son. This lesson was published by rethinking schools in rethinking our classrooms. Mar 22, 2015 the salt of the earth, directed by wim wenders and juliano salgado, examines the photography of julianos father, sebastiao salgado, and sometimes strained family dynamics. Salt of the earth salgado grew up on a cattle ranch in minas gerais, which he has turned into a conservation area and reforested over the last 20 years.
The salt of the earth focuses on photographer sebastiao salgado. The image also featured in wim wenders 2014 documentary about salgado, the salt of the earth. Sebastiaos salgado s life and work are revealed to us by his son, juliano, who went with him during his last travels, and by wim wenders, a photographer himself. During the last forty years, the photographer sebastiao salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever changing humanity.
In brazil, photographer sebastiao salgado finds hope in. The movie is a wonderful story of sebastiao salgados life and work. Photography, misery and beauty in the salt of the earth. Throughout the film, the presence, and the importance of his wife, lelia wanick salgado, in the life and work of salgado is tangible. Pr s ebastiao salgado is the brazilian photographer whose nightmarish pictures of teeming, dirtswamped gold miners electrified the worlds media in the mid.
The international biographical documentary film the salt of the earth, directed by wim wenders and juliano ribeiro salgado, was released in 2014 internationally. Purchase the salt of the earth on digital and stream instantly or download offline. All had been blacklisted by the hollywood establishment due to their alleged involvement in communist politics the drama film is one of the first pictures to advance the feminist social and political point of view. Wim wenders mastery of the documentary form is again on display in the salt of the earth, a stunning visual ode to the photographer sebastiao salgado, codirected by the shutterbugs. It portrays the works of salgados father, the brazilian photographer sebastiao salgado. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history. Salt of the earth is a 1954 american drama film written by michael wilson, directed by herbert j. Salgado wasis a highly dedicated, focused, admirable and unique photographer though some parts of the salt of the earth were painful to view, all were compelling and some downright remarkable.
Economics phd sebastiao salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. Juliano ribeiro salgado wim wenders wim wenders was born in dusseldorf in 1945. This is one of those films that i cant stop thinking about, which is a good thing. Mar 18, 2015 the salt of the earth is a documentary film released last year by wim wenders and juliano ribeiro salgado, the son of renowned brazilian photographer sebastiao salgado. Apr 09, 2015 in the salt of the earth, a documentary by wim wenders and juliano ribeiro salgado, the photographers son, the elder salgado tells the story behind the photos, and of the man who took them. Dec 12, 2014 the salt of the earth, a film by wim wenders and juliano ribeiro salgado, illustrates the way sebastiao salgados photographs create beauty by capturing pain, violence and deprivation. Anguish, empathy and majesty a documentary that celebrates the work of the brazilian photojournalist sebastiao salgado examines both the inhumanity of human. Nov 12, 2014 sebastiaos salgados life and work are revealed to us by his son, juliano, who went with him during his last travels, and by wim wenders, a photographer himself.
Photographer sebastiao salgado embarks on the discovery of pristine territories and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project which is a. View salt of the earth or download free online at internet archive. For more teaching activities like salt of the earth. In salgados native brazil, he and his wife founded the instituto terra, a reforestation project whose greenhouses produce more than one million. Sebastiao salgado and the salt of the earth id studio. The film provides a powerful account of salgados four decades of work. After two years of studying medicine and philosophy and a yearlong stay in paris as a painter, he attended the university of television and film in munich from 1967 to 1970.