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

Nov 16, 2010 - I'd like to take this space to advocate for the big-category acceptance of yet another marginalized and underappreciated category around awards time: non-fiction films. One was "Parviz" which won a prize and the other a non competition film "Maroosya" which is about the life of a 93 year old Armenian artist/painter which was filmed in Iran by a young director "N. Sep 15, 2013 - The term nonfiction film is most commonly applied to documentary cinema, but it has also been used to describe avant-garde films. Jan 16, 2014 - The documentary film argues that this danger affects, not just the human trainers of these highly intelligent animals, but also the marine creatures themselves. While feature-length While we have to wait years before we can see whether or not movies like Avatar or The Hurt Locker had anything so say or reflect on the cinema culture of the first decade of the 21st century, these documentaries are commenting on lived history as we live it. In this post, we'll trail documentary film history. He writes both fiction and non-fiction. May 30, 2014 - In Miners Shot Down, the narrative that miners were charging towards police with weapons is not only proved to be a piece of fiction but also to be a cover up of a police force that probably received an order from the upper echelons of the justice system days before the events of 16 August 2012 The film is screening at the Encounters International Documentary Film Festival in Cape Town and Johannesburg (5-15 June 2014). The Waiting Room - A character-driven documentary film that goes behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite focuses on one whale in particular; Tilikum a 6 ton bull orca,… Barnouw, Erik, Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film (New York: Oxford University Press, 1983). Apr 23, 2014 - Directed by Dylan Mohan Gray, the 2013 film was shot in eight nations on four continents, and set a record for the longest theatrical run of any non-fiction movie in Indian history. Recent British But why are audiences increasingly choosing fact over fiction? Feb 25, 2014 - Starting in January, I went through and discarded a huge amount of non-fiction DVDs that hadn't checked out in forever and were taking up space that could be used for some things that would be useful. Since then, I've been building up a collection . Aug 27, 2013 - This film (now available on DVD) is an example of a new breed of theatrically-minded, more commercially viable documentaries that are contributing to the genre's increasing success. Jan 26, 2012 - There is a longstanding debate in the non-fiction filmmaking community about the nature of documentary films; is the mission of the documentary to tell the truth and nothing but or do the requirements of cinematic storytelling allow for flexibility in the service of On the other end of the spectrum, David France's incredible How To Survive A Plague is another act of reclamation, a reclamation of the history of the political struggle to force a solution to the AIDS epidemic. Lecture, discussion To complete the entire documentary film process including pre-production, production, post production, and distribution. 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. And New York became part of history of the life of this rennaisance man who gave so much to the world. Jul 1, 2010 - DESCRIPTION: Fundamental principles of nonfiction and experimental filmmaking.