A companion to contemporary documentary film
Alexandra Juhasz (Editor), Alisa Lebow (Editor)
A Companion to Contemporary Documentary Film presents a collection of original essays that explore major issues surrounding the state of current documentary films and their capacity to inspire and effect change.' -Presents a comprehensive collection of essays relating to all aspects of contemporary documentary films -Includes nearly 30 original essays by top documentary film scholars and makers, with each thematic grouping of essays sub-edited by major figures in the field -Explores a variety of themes central to contemporary documentary filmmakers and the study of documentary film ' the planet, migration, work, sex, virus, religion, war, torture, and surveillance -Considers a wide diversity of documentary films that fall outside typical canons, including international and avant-garde documentaries presented in a variety of media
eBook, English, 2015
Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex, UK, 2015