ISSN 1712-9559
Keyword : Documentary
1.
A political analysis of Obomsawin's feature length and short film documentaries on the Oka Crisis and the representation of Mohawk culture.
2.
Rist’s report on the 12th BAFICI (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) focuses on the (coined by Robert Koehler) 'in-between' film (films which straddle fiction/non-fiction).
3.
A review of Davis Guggenheim's absolutely riveting musical get-together, It Might Get Loud.
4.
An overview of the short film programs at the Festival Nouveau Cinéma 2009.
6.
An earnest, DIY account of a sighted creature in the New Orleans, Louisiana area.
7.
In this essay, Brett Kashmere examines Ryan Tebo’s recent documentary Whoever Fights Monsters, a film which examines the nature of improvisational jazz through a unique approach to the filmmaking process itself.
9.
A review of the NFB's much anticipated DVD box set of Pierre Perrault's seminal Île-aux-Coudres trilogy.
10.
The recent video work series of four 50-minute filmic essays by Québécois giant Jean Pierre Lefebvre is analyzed for its cultural and aesthetic depth.
11.
An introspective analysis of what happens when aesthetization meets the politically volatile subject of global capitalism.
12.
A look at how two recent documentaries on the slasher/stalker film signals a paradigm shift in the horror genre.
13.
An in-depth analysis of the representation of women in contemporary Iranian cinema.
14.
A somewhat irreverent, insightful analysis of two recent female-centered Iranian documentaries, The Ladies Room and Iranian Journey.
15.
An analysis of two recent documentaries exposing the social injustices of archaic law and custom in Israel and Central India: Sentenced to Marriage and Highway Courtesans.
16.
An inside look at one of the more intriguing film festivals in North America, the Telluride Film Festival.
17.
An analysis of Werner Herzog's mockumentary Incident at Loch Ness
19.
On the occasion of the launch of the NFB's DVD box set L’oeuvre documentaire intégrale de Denys Arcand 1962-1981, Isabelle Morissette meets with Denys Arcand on the subject of On est au coton and the influence that the documentary has had on his creative process.
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Mondo film, ethnographic film, Mondo Cane, Russ Meyers
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