Www.docheads.org. EDN: EDN Website. Bulletfilm: Independent Filmmakers. Film festivals. Video upload. Obituary | Documentary film-maker | Christian Poveda | Film. Christian Poveda, who was shot dead in El Salvador last week aged 52, was one of the most talented photojournalists of his generation. He was also a brave documentary film-maker, specialising in politically contentious or dangerous subjects that others wouldn't touch. Christian was born in Algiers. His grandfathers, one an anarchist, the other a communist, were exiles from Franco's Spain, and Christian often said how much he admired them for their political engagement. After Algerian independence, the family moved again, to France. Untrained, with a highly developed eye, Christian began to sell photos at the age of 19, and for the next decade he covered wars throughout the world, specialising in Latin America.
His break came when he covered the civil war in El Salvador, a country that he came to love. Among the publications for which he worked were Paris Match, Newsweek and Time magazine. Christian taught me that one must never compromise with people whom one loathes for good reason. Architecture and Design Film Festival. DOC Toronto | Documentary Organization of Canada / Documentaristes du Canada.