Goodnight sweet Kate
Posted on May 15, 2007 under Movies, News | No Comment
Kate Webb, legendary documentary filmaker, died Sunday at the age of 64 in Syndey Australia. The heroic woman was known for not only documenting atrocities in Asia, but becoming part of the story. In 1971, she became caught up in the turbulence herself when she was ambushed and taken prisoner by North Vietnamese troops in Cambodia. She and the other captives were freed just as her family held a memorial service for her in Sydney. It was her images that gave a face to the Vietnam conflict, gave us a perspective of what the Southeast Asian people were dealing with.
A New Zealander by birth, Kate lived most of her life in Australia. She was a wire journalist, since she preferred privacy over being in the spotlight. Writers and journalists the world over mourn her, as do we.