Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary explained

Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary
Director:Pepita Ferrari
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Country:Canada

Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary is a film and website about documentary filmmaking, directed by Pepita Ferrari. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, Capturing Reality explores the creative process of over 30 leading documentary filmmakers, combining interviews with excerpts from their films.[1] [2]

Production

Ferrari began work on the project in 2007. The website features four hours of additional material that does not appear in the film.[3]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in November 2008. [4]

Filmmakers interviewed (in alphabetical order)

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Capturing Reality' turns the tables, and the cameras, on documentary filmmakers. Scott. Mike. September 11, 2009. New Orleans Times-Picayune. 2009-09-13.
  2. Boyle. Deirdre. 2010. Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary. Cineaste. XXXV. 2. 0009-7004. 2012-11-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401154528/http://cineaste.com/articles/emcapturing-reality-the-art-of-documentaryem#. 2012-04-01. dead.
  3. News: The ethics of docmaking, discussed through the NFB's meta-doc. Gibb. Lindsay. Jun 11, 2009. Realscreen. Brunico. 2009-09-02.
  4. News: Doc on docs bows at doc fest. Glassman. Marc. Nov 26, 2008. Realscreen. Brunico. 2009-09-02.
  5. https://www.popmatters.com/115575-capturing-reality-the-art-of-documentary-2496119192.html PopMatters