Gittoes’s Taliwood doc chosen by MoMA

10/02/10 18:48 CET

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Described as a guerilla film maker, Australian artist George Gittoes has travelled to war zones around the world, filming, taking photographs and eventually committing to canvas the hurt and suffering caused by conflicts.

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