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Eddie Adams: Saigon '68 (18 min) US/Vietnam |
Director: Douglas Sloan
Producer: Douglas Sloan
Description:
“Still photographs are the most powerful weapon in the world. People believe them; but photographs do lie, even without manipulation.” (Eddie Adams) In 1968, photojournalist Eddie Adams captured the most iconic image of the Vietnam War: a point blank execution of a Vietcong prisoner on a Saigon street. The photo epitomized the horror of wartime brutality and was circulated all over the world, spurring global opposition to the war. Yet the ‘truth’ of any photograph is not straightforward. The context of the shooting of the Vietcong prisoner has never properly been examined. Saigon ‘68 explores the untold story behind this image and raises pertinent questions regarding our lack of visual literacy and the power of images to affect human rights agendas.
Biography:
Douglas Sloan is a documentary filmmaker and commercial director who has received numerous prestigious awards for his independent short films and commercial work. He is currently a Sundance Institute grantee for the development of a feature documentary based on his short film Saigon ’68 which garnered three Best Documentary awards at Academy accredited festivals and the 2014 CINE Special Jury award. The short film was also the centerpiece of special event screenings at DOCNYC and the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival: Australia. Sloan’s film on artist Cindy Sherman is currently circulating festivals. Five other short films released within the past seven years including works on Annie Leibovitz and Elliott Erwitt received multiple Best Doc and festival Audience Awards. His film William Klein: Out of Necessity was broadcast on PBS.
Contact Information:
e: tal@icontent.tv
w: www.saigon68.com/Eddie_Adams_SAIGON68/Saigon68_Home.html
