Final Absolution: History of a Photograph

During a military uprising known as “El Porteñazo”, a priest is photographed while trying to help a soldier wounded in combat. The photo travels the world and is awarded the most important prizes in photojournalism, such as the Pulitzer Prize and the World Press. Throughout this documentary, photographers, editors and witnesses reveal various aspects surrounding that image: who is the priest, who was its author, the events that surrounded the photographic event, what was its political role and what said image represents in the history of Venezuelan journalism. Additionally, it allows the presentation of other photographs, some unpublished, that Rondón managed to capture in those difficult moments.

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The Octopus Nest

The Octopus Nest

2019

Summer Games

Summer Games

1995

The Lucky Card

1911

Good Night, Dear

Good Night, Dear

1968

That Sunday

That Sunday

2010

Un rêve au coin du feu

1894

Peggy

Peggy

2018

Songs for Dead Children

Songs for Dead Children

2003

Managed Money

Managed Money

1934

Gingers

Gingers

2012

The Daffy Doc

The Daffy Doc

1938

Dar-Dar

Dar-Dar

2020

Ebony Society

Ebony Society

2011

His Unlucky Night

His Unlucky Night

1928

Hollywood Newsreel

1934

Elsa

The Arrival

The Arrival

1999

The Mongreloid

The Mongreloid

1978

Luna

Luna

2013

Grave Torture

Grave Torture

2012