GUALTIERO JACOPETTI - Italian Shockumentary Pioneer Director of "Mondo Cane"

Italian filmmaker Gualtiero Jacopetti, who co-directed the 1962 shockumentary classic "Mondo Cane", died at his home in Rome on August 17, 2011.  He was 91.  Jacopetti was born in Barga, Italy, on September 4, 1919. He worked as a journalist and magazine editor from the 1940s, and made newsreels before moving to feature films. He teamed with Paolo Cavara and Franco Prosperi to create "Mondo Cane" ("A Dog’s World") which depicted shocking customs and activities from around the globe. Similar productions soon followed, including "Women of the World" (1963) and "Mondo Cane 2" (1963). Jacopetti also made the 1966 film "Africa Addio" ("Goodbye, Africa"). He reteamed with Prosperi to make 1971’s "Goodbye Uncle Tom", which featured the two filmmakers travelling back in time to chronicle slavery in the United States.