Re: films/videos dealing with power

From: Jason Middleton (email suppressed)
Date: Fri Jan 09 2009 - 08:40:28 PST


A couple of things that come to mind are Mitchell Block's No Lies...
and the documentaries of Dennis O'Rourke, such as Cannibal Tours.

Jason

Jason Middleton
Rochester, NY

On Jan 9, 2009, at 9:48 AM, Shelly Silver wrote:

> dear all:
> i'm putting together several classes that deal with power -
> different varieties of power relations between those filmed and
> those doing the filming. this could be extreme (or less extreme)
> interactions where the filmmaker/cameraperson has power (most
> typical) or where it's firmly in the hands of the people being
> filmed. This power can come through the presence of the camera,
> through verbal interaction, or anything else.
>
> I'm most interested in those cases which would make the audience
> feel uneasy/queasy watching.
>
> suggestions?
>
> best!
> shelly
>
>
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