This reader collects an expansive range of writing by scholars, critics, historians, and filmmakers, presenting international perspectives on significant developments and debates from decades of documentary criticism. Each of the reader's 7 sections are prefaced by an introductory essay for critical context, and cover a distinct period in documentary history.
From 2000 to 2015, Australian film and television were transformed by new international projects, emerging talents, and trend away from earlier films' preoccupation with what it means to be "Australian". With chapters on Indigenous Australian film, women and queer filmmakers, cinematic sound, screen distribution and more, this is a comprehensive look at the diversity of Australia's screen.
Abbas Kiarostami - the Iranian film director of Where is the Friend's Home?, Through the Olive Trees, The Wind Will Carry Us and Certified Copy - has run regular workshops with young filmmakers at festivals and on campuses. Pieced together from notes made over a period of nearly ten years at his workshops, Lessons with Kiarostami is a distillation of the director's filmmaking techniques and working methods, and most importantly a series of practical guideposts for aspiring filmmakers.
Directed by Helene Hegemann
Mifti, age 16, lives in Berlin with a cast of characters including her half-siblings; their rich, self-involved father; and her junkie friend Ophelia. As she mourns her recently deceased mother, she begins to develop an obsession with Alice, an enigmatic, and much older, white-collar criminal.
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
A young blade runner's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.