Ah, that explains the dearth of replies from this usually highly opinionated community. I note though that I am not violating the VIDEOLIB mandate:
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. So I hope to hear more opinions. At the moment, I am inclined towards the documentary that places the films in context without showing the explicit material and not releasing the collection of films. I asked myself the following questions yesterday evening: --if the films come with a manifesto, are they still porn due to the explicit nature of the content? --oddly enough, if they are released by a dedicated porn distributor, then any political relevance that the filmmakers were attempting to achieve will be obliterated and they will be sold as porn... by women. Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth Sheldon Vice President Kino Lorber, Inc. 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 (212) 629-6880 On Nov 10, 2010, at 8:24 AM, Shoaf,Judith P wrote: > Gosh, I was trying to figure out why this whole thread got > quarrantined by my spam filter (!!!)... > > Judy > 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.
