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Gerda Taro’s Legacy in Venice Film Festival

Updated 2026-09-02 09:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

The Life of Gerda Taro, a pioneering female photojournalist killed on the battlefield, is featured in Venice's Horizons section. The film aims to highlight her significant contributions to photojournalism.

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The Life of Gerda Taro, the First Female Photojournalist to Be Killed on the Battlefield, Captured in Venice’s ‘The Girl With the Leica’

Gerda Taro was only 26 when she became the first female photojournalist to be killed on the battlefield. It would be decades before her true contribution to the artform was acknowledged. Alina Marazzi’s “The Girl With the Leica,” which opens Venice’s Horizons section, seeks to redress this oversight

2026-09-02 09:00 UTC