I remember considering Nichols' introduction to documentary and getting only as far as the way he conceived the material. I think he draws attention to the word "representation."
Once you have framed everything under an analysis of that term, I think it's going to be hard to drop the camera or leave the cinema. And truth? Shall we conceive of it as an accurate representation to begin with? Bernie On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 9:50 AM Samirah Alkassim <deris...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are a plethora of doc films that engage strategies that do this, but > the writings of Bill Nichols and Stella Bruzzi on performative doc are > really important for this discussion. > > Check out New Documentary (latest edition) by Stella Bruzzi. > > On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 6:13 PM Morgan Hoyle-Combs <mhoyleco...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> Hello all. >> >> I've asked this quite a few times already, but I'm still on the lookout >> for films that question the concept of truth in documentaries or cinema. So >> far, I've been able to favor "Megacities" by Michael Glawogger, "David >> Hotlzman's Diary" by Jim McBride and "The stories we tell" by Sarah Polley. >> And yes, I've watched F for Fake more than enough ;) >> >> I've also been getting into dissecting film and theater down to, for lack >> of better terms, compound elements. I've been looking into the works of >> Bazin, Kracauer and Metz and how they have explored the concept of >> spectatorship and illusion within the realm of photography, film and >> sometimes theater. >> >> So anything that would focus on deconstructing truth or incorperate >> cinema theory. In addition to diaries and essays, I'd also be open to >> film/video installations/performances that share the same focus. >> >> M >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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