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Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film Erik Barnouw
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Oct 17, 2013 - Documentary Film Instructor: Linda Williams. Webster's dictionary says a documentary film presents facts objectively, without editorializing or inserting fictional matter (“documentary”). Mar 1, 2014 - Jannetta wrote and directed his debut feature film, Rachel & Diana, in 2009 and currently is in post-production on his first documentary feature, Love & Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere based on Ballantine's book. For the first time, six films are in the running for Cinema Eye's The nominees for this year's Cinema Eye Honors reflect the most international as well as the most even dispersement of nominations in Cinema Eye history. In the film section, documentary reviews rarely exceed 900 words, even when it comes to a title previously lauded at festivals such as MAN ON WIRE or PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL. Sep 19, 2011 - John Lennon documentary LENNONYC wins the EMMY for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series 2011 two American Masters documentaries won Peabodys: LennoNYC, a poignant, revelatory documentary about John Lennon's life and work in his adopted home city, and Elia Kazan: A Letter to Elia, an homage to the theatrical and film director by Martin Scorsese. Documentary films work to, “speak about the historical world” (Nichols 42). New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Nov 24, 2008 - My friend and colleague Thom Powers has just posted a lengthy essay on his Stranger Than Fiction blog calling for (a) film critic(s) who will specialize in nonfiction film. And New York became part of history of the life of this rennaisance man who gave so much to the world. Jan 11, 2009 - The Subtle Voice of Persuasion in Documentary Film. Through a specific voice, each filmmaker presents an argument or .. This course surveys the history, theory and practice of the documentary, aka “non-fiction,” film and video. Prior to The material is certainly ripe for a narrative treatment (and that's something we've discussed) but the truth lurking in Chadron is so rich that I'm not sure you'd be able to capture it in a fictional universe. Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film. It's an excellent A recent book review on the oral history of George Plimpton topped 3600 words. Oct 12, 2013 - And this was the standard delineation which has applied throughout most of cinema's history: on the one hand, fantasy, and on the other, the depiction of actualities, as the French called it. In a published conversation Jil Godmilow, who admits her films are “way out on the fringe of documentary filmmaking,” wants to find a new, inclusive term for nonfiction films, which can encompass such a wide range of possibilities. Oct 26, 2011 - London, UK – 33 Films from 12 countries will vie for this year's Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking as nominees were announced tonight in London at an event hosted by Sheffield Doc/Fest.