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Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary
2008
1 h 37 min
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In this feature-length film on the art of the documentary, director Pepita Ferrari interviews 33 leading documentarians and shows clips from over 50 films. From cinéma-vérité pioneers like Albert Maysles and Michel Brault to mavericks like Errol Morris and Nick Broomfield, it explores the challenges of capturing reality on film. Directors as diverse as Pakistani feminist Sabiha Sumar and new media guru Peter Wintonick reflect on ethical issues and the contested status of the “truth.” Featured interviews include German iconoclast Werner Herzog; Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán; British director Kim Longinotto and Alanis Obomsawin, the First Lady of First Nations cinema.
In this feature-length film on the art of the documentary, director Pepita Ferrari interviews 33 leading documentarians and shows clips from over 50 films. From cinéma-vérité pioneers like Albert Maysles and Michel Brault to mavericks like Errol Morris and Nick Broomfield, it explores the challenges of capturing reality on film. Directors as diverse as Pakistani feminist Sabiha Sumar and new media guru Peter Wintonick reflect on ethical issues and the contested status of the “truth.”
Featured interviews include German iconoclast Werner Herzog; Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán; British director Kim Longinotto and Alanis Obomsawin, the First Lady of First Nations cinema.
Featured interviews include German iconoclast Werner Herzog; Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán; British director Kim Longinotto and Alanis Obomsawin, the First Lady of First Nations cinema.
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Capturing Reality
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participantJennifer BaichwalManfred BeckerMichel BraultNick BroomfieldJoan ChurchillEduardo CoutinhoPaul CowanJean-Xavier De LestradeMolly DineenJennifer FoxDenis GheerbrantSerge GiguèrePatricio GuzmánWerner HerzogScott HicksHeddy HonigmannSylvain L'EspéranceJean-Pierre LledoKim LonginottoKevin MacDonaldAlbert MayslesErrol MorrisStan NeumannAlanis ObomsawinLaura PoitrasVelcrow RipperHubert SauperRakesh SharmaBarry StevensSabiha SumarNettie WildPeter WintonickJessica Yu
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directorPepita Ferrari
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writerPepita Ferrari
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producerMichelle van Beusekom
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cinematographerMarc Gadoury
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editorBarbara Brown
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original musicRobert M. Lepage
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researchPepita FerrariMichelle van BeusekomGabriella RomanoChristiane TalbotKatherine Kasirer
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archival researchSylvia MezeiGabriella Romano
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clearancesSylvia MezeiGabriella Romano
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research consultantDiane PoitrasJerry McIntosh
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production coordinatorGabriella RomanoSteve Hallé
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additional cameraKaterine GiguèreBernardo PalmeiroKirk TougasFrançois Vincelette
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sound recordistAndré Boisvert
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additional sound recordistBo AndersonPatrick BordesFred BurnhamIan ChallisSimon ElsburyJeff HenschelJohn KosterChris MillerKip SavoiePiotr Van Dijk
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production assistantGarth ArchibaldSarah ArrudaMickey BarrWalter Brito DiasIvanildo Jorge Da SilvaRomain GrumbachDamian KuehnLuc MikelsonChristian MouzardEvandro José Fraga NetoFelipe Kremer RibeiroStefan van de StaakSam VinesSean Yopchick
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production managerFernando Alvares Salis
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sound designOlivier Calvert
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sound editorOlivier Calvert
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mixGeoffrey Mitchell
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musicianOlivier ThouinStéphane AllardJean RenéElizabeth DubéSheila Hannigan
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assistantNicolas Borycki
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graphicsPhilippe Raymond
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infographicsPhilippe Raymond
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titlesGaspard GaudreauPhilippe Raymond
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digital editing technicianAmélie BolducPierre DupontMartine ForgetIsabelle PainchaudDanielle Raymond
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HD conversionJean Colombe
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online editorDenis Gathelier
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post-production coordinatorBrigitte SénéchalSylvain Desbiens
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marketing leadSusan NosovMary Graziano
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marketing coordinatorAnnmarie MartinKaren Feiertag
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legalStéphane L'Écuyer
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production administrationSuzanne MorinMarie Tonto-Donati
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administrative assistantSylvie Azoulay
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transcriptionAnissa RawjiHélène Laporte-RawjiVictor RegaladoAlex CostaGabriella Romano
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translationAlex CostaKarina Garcia Casanova
Ages 13 to 17
School subjects
Students should use one or more of the aesthetic approaches shown in the film to produce a documentary on a subject in their environment. They should also explain their artistic choices and prove that these choices let them show reality as faithfully as possible. A panel can then be set up to discuss the choices and their relevance.