The life of a young storyteller
Autor: André Coelho | Publicado: 2011-04-27T07:49:00-07:00

For the photographer Corinne Dufka, no photo is worth the life of the correspondent.&nbsp;The film "Dying to tell a story" is about this idea from the perspective of Amy Eldon, who directs the documentary.&nbsp;Amy interview brilliantly photographers from different countries while traveling to Somalia in search of answers about the death of his brother, Daniel Eldon, a photographer for Reuters, killed at age 23 while covering the war in the African country.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Africa was an essential element for Dan's life, who grew up in Kenya next to Amy and family.&nbsp;The director stresses the love that her brother felt for the continent, which increases the sensitivity month to the viewer throughout the production.&nbsp;Even without any formal training in journalism, a passion for photography and love of Africa, who lived intense military conflicts in the early '90s, led Dan to become a correspondent for Reuters.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;For photographer Des Wright, something remarkable in the work of a war correspondent's is the personal safety.&nbsp;The integrity of the reporter is the priority for this type of coverage, in the midst of a scenario like Somalia, where, to Wright, the hate was amazing.&nbsp;For him, the photographs conveyed the images, but the smell was really impressive in the midst of so many civilian deaths.&nbsp;In fact, it is more realistic if compared to a photo or story, the emotion felt when witnessing the conflict outweighs any coverage.&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Carlos Mavroleon says the camera is able to keep the photographer witnessed lightly insulated from reality.&nbsp;Still, the small distance is not sufficient to fully protect the corresponding of the war scenario and the suffering of local people.&nbsp;The journalist's opinion reiterates the fact that the correspondent is, above all, a sensitive man.&nbsp;Mavroleon, who died in 1998, said feel, not as a human being, but like a vulture over a coverage as the civil war in Somalia.&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;The British journalist Martin Bell, a veteran of war coverage, defines the joy of being shot and get away as a source of satisfaction.&nbsp;For Bell, who has been injured during the Bosnian war, the journalist is also affected in the conflict and the act of protect themselves with jackets, for example, is a sign of cowardice.&nbsp;The rush is also a dangerous defect for those who dare this kind of work.&nbsp;Anxiety, something that is common for beginners in this job, also affects the veterans before such extreme situations, which is risky.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mohamed Shaffi, correspondent who witnessed the death of Dan Eldon, clashes with the cruelty of filmmakers during the war in Eritrea, for example.&nbsp;After a village was bombed, wounded children were taken to a house where they rested in the dark.&nbsp;Shaffi turned the lights of the cameras to film them, which caused severe pain in those kids.&nbsp;The experience traumatized Shaffi, which came to be more careful with their own footage, a basic requirement for any correspondent in the area of ​​litigation.&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;At the end of the documentary, Amy and Shaffi are in Somalia, where the reporter tell the director detailing the circumstances surrounding the death of her brother.&nbsp;Shaffi and Dan were attacked by a mob while covering a UN operation that left 74 civilians dead.Daniel and journalists Hansi Krauss, Anthony Macharia and Hos Mania died in that place.&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The film depicts the story of a young man in love for the profession and the people who suffered in the poorest region in the world.&nbsp;"Dying to tell a story" shows the power range of journalism and&nbsp;photography, when executed with talent, but also illustrates the damage caused by the madness of civilians exposed to brutality.&nbsp;Daniel Eldon was a victim of a senseless conflict, risk experienced by all the war correspondents.&nbsp;Dan's life is an example of journalistic engagement, missing in the profession, and the massacre of reporters shows the trivialization of life, found in excess in society.&nbsp;
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Photos: www.daneldon.org&nbsp;