Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary

General Information

Author/Creator
Ferrari, Pepita, director.
Language
English.
Subtitles
English
Published
Canada, 2008.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (97 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00004236

Contents/Summary

Summary
The world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre in this comprehensive production. Featuring interviews with 38 directors and 163 film clips from classics such as "Grey Gardens" and "The Thin Blue Line", as well as recent work like "Darwin’s Nightmare" and "Touching the Void", "Capturing Reality" explores the complex creative process that goes into making non-fiction films. Deftly charting the documentarian’s journey, it poses the question: can film capture reality?

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 2623Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 2623
(HU_OSA_00004236.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format