Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir
Hi Jeff, Women Make Movies has two films that I think would be really interesting for this course. El General A film by Natalia Almada http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm514.shtml US, 2009, 83 minutes http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c763.shtml Past and present collide in this extraordinarily well crafted documentary when filmmaker Natalia Almada (ALL WATER HAS A PERFECT MEMORY), winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s US Directing Award for documentary, brings to life audio recordings she inherited from her grandmother. These recordings feature Alicia Calles’ reminiscences about her own father—Natalia’s great-grandfather—General Plutarco Elías Calles, a revolutionary general who became president of Mexico in 1924. In his time, Calles was called “El Bolshevique” and “El Jefe Máximo”, or “the foremost chief”. Today, he remains one of Mexico’s most controversial figures, illustrating both the idealism and injustices of the country’s history. Dialogues with Madwomen A film by Allie Light http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm42.shtml 1993, 90 minutes http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c141.shtml I was always so afraid that someone would ask me (where I was when JFK was shot), and I would have to say I was in a mental institution, says director Allie Light. This moving and informative film features seven women--including the filmmaker--describing their experiences with manic depression, multiple personalities, schizophrenia, euphoria and recovery. Candid interviews are enriched with dramatic reenactments and visualizations of each woman's history, emotions, and dreams--the private symbols of madness and sanity. The social dimensions of women and mental illness are revealed in testimony about sexual assault, incest, racism and homophobia, the abuses of the medical establishment, family, and church. Acknowledging that madness is often a way of explaining women's self-expression, this film charges us to listen to the creativity and courage of survivors. Produced by the Academy Award winning filmmakers of IN THE SHADOWS OF THE STARS, DIALOGUES WITH MADWOMEN is a ground-breaking film about women and mental illness. Best, Amy Aquilino Women Make Movies Distribution and Sales Coordinator 115 West 29th St., Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 (p)212-925-0606 ext. 305 (f)212-925-2052 I'm creating a new course on writing memoir, and I want to include a couple of films. One that I haven't seen yet but that I think will fit well is Stories We Tell, a documentary by Sarah Polley about her deceased mother that incorporates the memories of a range of family and friends and in the process reveals a great deal about those being interviewed. Another possibility is Persepolis, based on the graphic novel/memoir by Marjane Satrapi. Do you have other films you could suggest that would fit this genre? Films that raise interesting questions about storytelling, memory, truth, conflicting versions of events, etc. would be particularly interesting. End of videolib Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir
Wow, what an amazing list. Many suggested that I must find the time to watch myself! I have sent all of your suggestions to the prof. Thank you very much!! Jeff On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:14 PM, elizabeth mcmahon elizmcma...@yahoo.com wrote: Shoah is superlative, but it is probably prohibitively long. A searing documentary that tackles the same subject, the Holocaust, which I agree should be strenuously considered for a represented memoir film (though that, what a memoir film is, in this context is, and what it's trying to convey, is still sketchy to me, and I agree with Randal that not enough info about the course and students has been provided) is Manfred Kirchheimer's We Were So Beloved. Positively a knockout. Elizabeth From: Randal Baier rba...@emich.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir INteresting aspects, all. And visual intrigue to be sure. But, whoa, Nellie! What is the nature f the course here? Are we talking about teaching 1st/2nd year anthro students who haven't declared a major , or are we looking at satisfying the needs of gossipy graduate students jaded on the intrigues of going native? Do you want Grandma waxing poetic about Grandpa bringing in the sheaves or do you want true tales of nasty deeds that went bump in the night? Frankly, I'm confused. Randal From: Matthew Gallagher matthew.gallag...@rutgers.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:24:47 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir Hi Jeff, José Padilha's Secrets of the Tribe would be an interesting fit. It's a 'film that documents a he said-he said war of egos fought among ethically dubious anthropologists on opposing sides of a theoretical debate that includes accusations of genocide and pederasty.' Rather incriminating tale of Napoleon Chagnon Jacques Lizot's treatment of the Yanomami tribe in the Amazon. Could work well if the professor was interested in academic/accepted memory in comparison to personal/experiential memory. Best, Matt Gallagher Media Music Cataloging Technical Automated Services Rutgers University Libraries ph: (848) 445-5952 From: Deg Farrelly deg.farre...@asu.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:04:05 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir The first title that jumps to mind for me is SHOAH Follow up on that with any number of films from Holocaust survivors. Also, Word is Out (didn't Dennis Doros help to restore it?), and the two films (names escape me right now) that tell the story of the development of the ACT UP movement. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? Hi, I received this request from a prof and thought it would be fun for the list. I thought of these documentaries, but I'm sure she is also interested in feature films: Capturing the Friedmans 51 Birch Street Tarnation Thanks, Jeff UMich .. I'm creating a new course on writing memoir, and I want to include a couple of films. One that I haven't seen yet but that I think will fit well is Stories We Tell, a documentary by Sarah Polley about her deceased mother that incorporates the memories of a range of family and friends and in the process reveals a great deal about those being interviewed. Another possibility is Persepolis, based on the graphic novel/memoir by Marjane Satrapi. Do you have other films you could suggest that would fit this genre? Films that raise interesting questions about storytelling, memory, truth, conflicting versions of events, etc. would be particularly interesting. End of videolib Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage
Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir
The first title that jumps to mind for me is SHOAH Follow up on that with any number of films from Holocaust survivors. Also, Word is Out (didn't Dennis Doros help to restore it?), and the two films (names escape me right now) that tell the story of the development of the ACT UP movement. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? Hi, I received this request from a prof and thought it would be fun for the list. I thought of these documentaries, but I'm sure she is also interested in feature films: Capturing the Friedmans 51 Birch Street Tarnation Thanks, Jeff UMich .. I'm creating a new course on writing memoir, and I want to include a couple of films. One that I haven't seen yet but that I think will fit well is Stories We Tell, a documentary by Sarah Polley about her deceased mother that incorporates the memories of a range of family and friends and in the process reveals a great deal about those being interviewed. Another possibility is Persepolis, based on the graphic novel/memoir by Marjane Satrapi. Do you have other films you could suggest that would fit this genre? Films that raise interesting questions about storytelling, memory, truth, conflicting versions of events, etc. would be particularly interesting. End of videolib Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir
Hi Jeff, José Padilha's Secrets of the Tribe would be an interesting fit. It's a 'film that documents a he said-he said war of egos fought among ethically dubious anthropologists on opposing sides of a theoretical debate that includes accusations of genocide and pederasty.' Rather incriminating tale of Napoleon Chagnon Jacques Lizot's treatment of the Yanomami tribe in the Amazon. Could work well if the professor was interested in academic/accepted memory in comparison to personal/experiential memory. Best, Matt Gallagher Media Music Cataloging Technical Automated Services Rutgers University Libraries ph: (848) 445-5952 - Original Message - From: Deg Farrelly deg.farre...@asu.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:04:05 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir The first title that jumps to mind for me is SHOAH Follow up on that with any number of films from Holocaust survivors. Also, Word is Out (didn't Dennis Doros help to restore it?), and the two films (names escape me right now) that tell the story of the development of the ACT UP movement. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? Hi, I received this request from a prof and thought it would be fun for the list. I thought of these documentaries, but I'm sure she is also interested in feature films: Capturing the Friedmans 51 Birch Street Tarnation Thanks, Jeff UMich .. I'm creating a new course on writing memoir, and I want to include a couple of films. One that I haven't seen yet but that I think will fit well is Stories We Tell, a documentary by Sarah Polley about her deceased mother that incorporates the memories of a range of family and friends and in the process reveals a great deal about those being interviewed. Another possibility is Persepolis, based on the graphic novel/memoir by Marjane Satrapi. Do you have other films you could suggest that would fit this genre? Films that raise interesting questions about storytelling, memory, truth, conflicting versions of events, etc. would be particularly interesting. End of videolib Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir
INteresting aspects, all. And visual intrigue to be sure. But, whoa, Nellie! What is the nature f the course here? Are we talking about teaching 1st/2nd year anthro students who haven't declared a major , or are we looking at satisfying the needs of gossipy graduate students jaded on the intrigues of going native? Do you want Grandma waxing poetic about Grandpa bringing in the sheaves or do you want true tales of nasty deeds that went bump in the night? Frankly, I'm confused. Randal - Original Message - From: Matthew Gallagher matthew.gallag...@rutgers.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:24:47 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir Hi Jeff, José Padilha's Secrets of the Tribe would be an interesting fit. It's a 'film that documents a he said-he said war of egos fought among ethically dubious anthropologists on opposing sides of a theoretical debate that includes accusations of genocide and pederasty.' Rather incriminating tale of Napoleon Chagnon Jacques Lizot's treatment of the Yanomami tribe in the Amazon. Could work well if the professor was interested in academic/accepted memory in comparison to personal/experiential memory. Best, Matt Gallagher Media Music Cataloging Technical Automated Services Rutgers University Libraries ph: (848) 445-5952 - Original Message - From: Deg Farrelly deg.farre...@asu.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:04:05 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir The first title that jumps to mind for me is SHOAH Follow up on that with any number of films from Holocaust survivors. Also, Word is Out (didn't Dennis Doros help to restore it?), and the two films (names escape me right now) that tell the story of the development of the ACT UP movement. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? Hi, I received this request from a prof and thought it would be fun for the list. I thought of these documentaries, but I'm sure she is also interested in feature films: Capturing the Friedmans 51 Birch Street Tarnation Thanks, Jeff UMich .. I'm creating a new course on writing memoir, and I want to include a couple of films. One that I haven't seen yet but that I think will fit well is Stories We Tell, a documentary by Sarah Polley about her deceased mother that incorporates the memories of a range of family and friends and in the process reveals a great deal about those being interviewed. Another possibility is Persepolis, based on the graphic novel/memoir by Marjane Satrapi. Do you have other films you could suggest that would fit this genre? Films that raise interesting questions about storytelling, memory, truth, conflicting versions of events, etc. would be particularly interesting. End of videolib Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir
Shoah is superlative, but it is probably prohibitively long. A searing documentary that tackles the same subject, the Holocaust, which I agree should be strenuously considered for a represented memoir film (though that, what a memoir film is, in this context is, and what it's trying to convey, is still sketchy to me, and I agree with Randal that not enough info about the course and students has been provided) is Manfred Kirchheimer'sWe Were So Beloved. Positively a knockout. Elizabeth From: Randal Baier rba...@emich.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir INteresting aspects, all. And visual intrigue to be sure. But, whoa, Nellie! What is the nature f the course here? Are we talking about teaching 1st/2nd year anthro students who haven't declared a major , or are we looking at satisfying the needs of gossipy graduate students jaded on the intrigues of going native? Do you want Grandma waxing poetic about Grandpa bringing in the sheaves or do you want true tales of nasty deeds that went bump in the night? Frankly, I'm confused. Randal From: Matthew Gallagher matthew.gallag...@rutgers.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:24:47 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir Hi Jeff, José Padilha's Secrets of the Tribe would be an interesting fit. It's a 'film that documents a he said-he said war of egos fought among ethically dubious anthropologists on opposing sides of a theoretical debate that includes accusations of genocide and pederasty.' Rather incriminating tale of Napoleon Chagnon Jacques Lizot's treatment of the Yanomami tribe in the Amazon. Could work well if the professor was interested in academic/accepted memory in comparison to personal/experiential memory. Best, Matt Gallagher Media Music Cataloging Technical Automated Services Rutgers University Libraries ph: (848) 445-5952 From: Deg Farrelly deg.farre...@asu.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:04:05 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir The first title that jumps to mind for me is SHOAH Follow up on that with any number of films from Holocaust survivors. Also, Word is Out (didn't Dennis Doros help to restore it?), and the two films (names escape me right now) that tell the story of the development of the ACT UP movement. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? Hi, I received this request from a prof and thought it would be fun for the list. I thought of these documentaries, but I'm sure she is also interested in feature films: Capturing the Friedmans 51 Birch Street Tarnation Thanks, Jeff UMich .. I'm creating a new course on writing memoir, and I want to include a couple of films. One that I haven't seen yet but that I think will fit well is Stories We Tell, a documentary by Sarah Polley about her deceased mother that incorporates the memories of a range of family and friends and in the process reveals a great deal about those being interviewed. Another possibility is Persepolis, based on the graphic novel/memoir by Marjane Satrapi. Do you have other films you could suggest that would fit this genre? Films that raise interesting questions about storytelling, memory, truth, conflicting versions of events, etc. would be particularly interesting. End of videolib Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats
[Videolib] Film as memoir
Hi Jeff friends I'm adding a few titles to the long list of films that appeared today's mail. Murder of a Hatmaker Catherine Bernstein memorizes her great aunt she never met. See if I'm Smiling Seeds of Summer memoirs of girl soldiers. The House on August Street memoirs of orphans from Berlin. Rafting to Bombay my own story told by 3 generations, my mother, myself my son. See: http://docsforeducation.com cheers Nahum Laufer http://onedayafterpeace.com/index.php http://docsforeducation.com/ Sales Docs for Education Erez Laufer Films Holland st 10 Afulla 18371 Israel -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 10:58 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: videolib Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14 Send videolib mailing list submissions to videolib@lists.berkeley.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/video...@lists.berkeley.ed u or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu You can reach the person managing the list at videolib-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of videolib digest... Today's Topics: 1. Fwd: Film as memoir (Jeffrey Pearson) -- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:57:22 -0400 From: Jeffrey Pearson jwpea...@umich.edu Subject: [Videolib] Fwd: Film as memoir To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: CAA5sMR2_3ha_XHkE2Wsudh-0Z5-=azcwg1+qao9nxwyjscb...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi, I received this request from a prof and thought it would be fun for the list. I thought of these documentaries, but I'm sure she is also interested in feature films: Capturing the Friedmans 51 Birch Street Tarnation Thanks, Jeff UMich .. I'm creating a new course on writing memoir, and I want to include a couple of films. One that I haven't seen yet but that I think will fit well is Stories We Tell, a documentary by Sarah Polley about her deceased mother that incorporates the memories of a range of family and friends and in the process reveals a great deal about those being interviewed. Another possibility is Persepolis, based on the graphic novel/memoir by Marjane Satrapi. Do you have other films you could suggest that would fit this genre? Films that raise interesting questions about storytelling, memory, truth, conflicting versions of events, etc. would be particularly interesting. End of videolib Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
