Pictures from a Revolution

Overview

In 1981, Susan Meiselas published "Nicaragua, June 1978 to July 1979," 70 photographs she took documenting the Sandanista revolution. Ten years later, Meiselas returns looking for the people who appear in the photographs: where are they now, what do they remember, what do they think of their country and of the revolution? She finds a woman who buried her husband when she was 14; she talks to those who fought the Guarda Nacional - some are disillusioned, some still have the fervor of revolution; she talks to mothers about their sons; she finds a Guarda member who became a Contra. And she offers her own reflections on time and history and on the moment and meaning of a photograph.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 5, 1991

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Spanish, English

Director

Alfred Guzzetti,Richard P. Rogers,Susan Meiselas

Music

Terry Riley

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0102665