It read like a Hollywood script. One day, an unassuming black teenager is picked up off the streets of Winston-Salem, North Carolina by policemen
Ethics
Can we establish standards for an ethical documentary practice? This is not a purely rhetorical question, as the debate around whether Mighty Times
Suppose one of those Oscar nominees that went on stage in solidarity with Michael Moore this year didn't really think that President Bush was a
For almost two months, two documentary filmmakers—Paul Schwartzreich and Mait Quinn—wove themselves into the fabric of the streets of Portland, Oregon
While overall reports of the 2002 Sundance Film Festival have remarked on a quieter, more somber air in Park City, there was much warmth and activity
On September 11 and the days that followed, New York-based documentary filmmakers responded in different ways—some recorded what they saw on video
People who attend film festivals—especially those featuring student work—would probably agree that there's a plateau above which very few films (or
EDITOR'S NOTE: In 1976, having just become editor of The Journal of the University Film and Video Association , I felt privileged that my second issue
First and above all, the motion picture camera is a recording device. It shows what's in front of it. Even a blue screen. Even computer generated
Last November in Philadelphia, historians of what used to be called the Soviet Union gathered to share ideas and compare experiences on a theme of