{"id":3630,"date":"2017-02-20T12:34:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T10:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbrainthefilm.com\/_POLARSTARFILMS2020\/?p=3630"},"modified":"2021-04-01T13:29:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T11:29:16","slug":"steve-mccurry-the-focus-of-a-new-documentary-by-polar-star-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/steve-mccurry-the-focus-of-a-new-documentary-by-polar-star-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve McCurry, the focus of a new documentary by Polar Star Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re pleased to announce that we\u2019ve an exciting new project in development about the life and work of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stevemccurry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photographer Steve McCurry<\/a>. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/img\/4news\/documentary_steve_mccurry_polar_star_films.jpg\" \/>Renowned for the famous photograph of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghan_Girl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghan Girl with green eyes for National Geographic<\/a>, the photographer\u2019s work spans more than 3 decades and all the continents of the globe.\u00a0\u00a0From war stricken Iraq to delirious colour festivals in India, Steve McCurry\u2019s work captures the raw beauty of the human condition in an awakening message of unity.<\/p>\n<p>The director of\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/freightened.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FREIGHTENED, The Real Price of Shipping<\/a><\/em>, embarks on this new adventure seen through the lens of the iconic phototgrapher. The director was lucky enough to catch up with McCurry in Haiti and the Dominican Republic this month and catch the photographer at work first hand. The plan is to follow the legendary photographer around the planet revealing the most pivotal moments of McCurry\u2019s life and drawing connections to recent global history in what will surely be an extremely seductive, visual journey.<\/p>\n<p>Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic documentarians of con\u001ftemporary photography for more than three decades. His striking images captured all over the world portray a spectrum of conflicts, va\u001fnishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike. Through his images, McCurry shows life in the present moment, revealing the human being in its essence, and, whether you live in Baghdad, Bombay or the Bronx, we are all animated by the same essen\u001ftial hopes and dreams.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary\u00a0<em>One<\/em>\u00a0is a Polar Star Films production in co-production with Intrepido Films. We hope to have more news soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re pleased to announce that we\u2019ve an exciting new project in development about the life and work of\u00a0photographer Steve McCurry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":3404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-documentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3630"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5005,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3630\/revisions\/5005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polarstarfilms.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}