The ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City University Film Instituteβs documentary series will conclude its 18th year at 2 pm May 1 with Wim Wendersβ The Salt of the Earth in the Kerr McGee Auditorium of Meinders School of Business.
For the last 40 years, the photographer SebastiΓ£o Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project, which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. SebastiΓ£o 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, himself a photographer.
The documentary series is sponsored by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½βs Center for Interpersonal Studies through Film and Literature. Harbour Winn, director of the center, explained the theme of this yearβs documentary series.
The screening will begin at 2:00PM at the Kerr McGee Auditorium in the Meinders School of Business at NW 27th Street and McKinley Ave. A discussion will follow the presentation for those who wish to stay. Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
ACCOLADES FOR THE SALT OF THE EARTH
-βWenders, hoping to illuminate not just these images but the man who made them, has found an intriguing way to capture both Salgado and his work simultaneously.β NPR
-βMost of the photographs on view in The Salt of the Earth bear witness to great suffering, and what they exalt is not the photographer's eye but the fearful humanity that binds us all.β Christian Science Monitor
-βThe film is suffused with his anguish over the state of our species, and our planet. Yet it ends with a change of heart and a turn of events that make a plausible case for hope.β Wall Street Journal
-βThe movie Wenders has made is a tribute that feels both grand and modest in scale: Just as Salgado's photographs do, it extends the notion of friends and family to include every citizen of the world.β Village Voice
-βWhether you're familiar with Salgado's name and work or not, the documentary The Salt of the Earth, a popular prize-winner at Cannes and on the Oscar shortlist, will be a revelation." Los Angeles Times
-βThere are just as many breathtaking moments to be found in the film as there are in the work it's about.β Washington Post
