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- HBO
- Nov 5, 2012
- HBO
- Nov 5, 2012
Summary The HBO docuseries profiles three photojournalists as they work in Juarez, Mexico; South Sudan; Libya; and Rio de Janeiro.
- HBO
- Nov 5, 2012
- HBO
- Nov 5, 2012
Summary The HBO docuseries profiles three photojournalists as they work in Juarez, Mexico; South Sudan; Libya; and Rio de Janeiro.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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At every turn in this heart-wrenching series of films, we are reminded that these men and women are human, no matter how robotic they may seem as they rapidly snap off shots of death and tears.
At the same time [Eros Hoagland is taking pictures], his process is also the subject of a picture--shaped in part by the remarkable work of photographer and cinematographer Jared Moossy, who shoots all four episodes of Witness--a picture that shows both context and effect, the sort of broad view that might emerge from the most specific images.
The Witness films are interesting not just for the external drama but the internal stories of the photographers, who try to explain what led them to seek out this thrilling but potentially deadly work.
As an immersive experience for viewers who wouldn't think of getting this close to war zones, the Witness films are amazing documents.
As impressive as the filmmaking is, the grim material and spare storytelling makes Witness a slog at times--more to be admired for its ambition and unflinching lens, along with the courage of its subjects, than savored or understood.
The half-hour Juarez, on Monday night, is a bracing, at times mesmerizing introduction to the Witness series.... The subsequent films are each an hour long, and while all have powerful material, particularly the South Sudan chapter, they're also more diffuse and more prone to sentimentality about the violence and social disorder the photojournalists bear witness to.
Mann and HBO deserve much credit for profiling these extraordinary people. It's just too bad the execution tends to be a little long-winded or not nearly as expansive as it should be.
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