Still from TERRITORIES
Still from TERRITORIES
 

Territories

par Mary Ellen Davis
A contemplation of occupation, exploitation, documentation and the role of the photographer and his art
2007  ·  1h4m  ·  Canada
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A giant in the world of documentary photography, Larry Towell has garnered several top-level honors, including the 2005 Priz Nadar and the first Henri Cartier-Bresson Award. This program follows Towell as he uses his camera to confront foreboding landscapes and shed light on struggling communities—drawing parallels between the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border. Towell also reflects on the creative process, offers insight into the photojournalist’s trade, and describes his experiences as an eyewitness to the 9/11 attack on New York City. His thoughtful commentary accompanies numerous examples of his work. Filmed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank and East-Jerusalem), at the border between Mexico and the United States (States of California and Baja California), New York and Southern Ontario in Canada. 
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Editor
Mariano Franco
Producer
Yanick Létourneau
Sound Editor
Hugo Brochu and Patrice LeBlanc
Soundtrack Composer
Antoine Bustros
Cinematographer
Mark Ellam
Photos by
Larry Towell
Sound Recordists
Pablo Villegas Hernandez
Sound Recordists
Juan Gutierrez Produced with the financial
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Mary Ellen Davis

Mary Ellen Davis
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Born in Montreal in 1954, Mary Ellen Davis has lived in France and in Québec. After graduating in Film Production (Fine Arts, Concordia Univ.), she made a short film about Montreal jazz musician, Nelson Symonds Jazz Guitarist. She traveled several times to Guatemala, where she filmed a 16mm documentary, The Devil’s Dream (1992), and later Tierra Madre (1996). Both films denounce the profound injustices that plague the country, while honoring Guatemalans and their cultures. They won several awards, as well as widespread recognition inside and outside of Québec. With the same inspiration, Davis directed Mexico: Dead or Alive (1996), about political violence and the fight for democracy in that country. She helped produce Alejandro (1994), a feature-length film by Salvadoran director Guillermo Escalon.

In 2001, Davis releases a third documentary about Guatemala: Haunted Land, an exploration into the historic memory of Mateo Pablo, a Chuj Maya and a survivor of a 1982 massacre committed by the state troops, who travels back to the site along with Daniel Hernández-Salazar, a Guatemalan photographer. This documentary also receives local and international recognition.

Since 1997, she works part-time as program advisor for Montreal’s First Nations film & video program within Festival Présence autochtone, along with Land InSights director André Dudemaine. In 1999, Davis becomes part-time teacher at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Fine Arts Faculty, Concordia Univ.).

In 2007 Davis completes three projects: Territories, a documentary about photographer Larry Towell, member of Magnum Photos; Los Músicos, a documentary about musical traditions in Mexico; and a short experimental documentary co-directed with José Garcia and Will Eizlini, A Day in Palestine.

Mary Ellen Davis helped organize these projects:
Palestinian Perspectives, Las Dos Erres, Land InSights

 
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