What does the last photo on your phone say about you? Part of the ‘Last Photo’ project, in which the US artist and filmmaker Ivan Cash asks strangers around the world to tell the story behind their most recent picture, this instalment sees a motley crew of Chicagoans relaying the frank, funny and occasionally touching anecdotes behind their last snap.
What secrets does the last picture on your phone hold?
Director: Ivan Cash
6 November 2017
videoTechnology and the self
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11 minutes
videoWork
Like a cheery Sisyphus, Fred dismantles an industrial chimney one brick at a time
12 minutes
videoDemography and migration
The volunteers who offer a last line of care for migrants at a contentious border
30 minutes
videoHistory
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21 minutes
videoLove and friendship
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13 minutes
videoLife stages
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15 minutes
videoConsciousness and altered states
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12 minutes
videoFamily life
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11 minutes
videoSocial psychology
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18 minutes