LOCATION: Cinematheque
Dir. Pepita Ferrari | 97 mins | 2008 - Canada
* Special Presentation - Introduced by the director Pepita Ferrari and the producer Michelle van Beusekom
The opening night screening of Gimme Some Truth: The Winnipeg Documentary Project, Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary reflects on what comes to play when filmmakers set out to capture reality and probes the perennially conteste status of "truth". What comes into play when filmmakers set out to represent reality? What ethical concerns arise when portraying real people on screen? How does music condition our emotional response to film?
From cinema-vérité pioneers Albert Maysles, Joan Churchill and Michel Brault to maverick moviemakers like Errol Morris and Nick Broomfield — some of the doc world’s brightest lights reflect upon the unique power of the genre in Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary. Articulate and entertaining, provocative and thoughtful — the remarkable cast includes such luminaries as Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán, the innovative British director Kim Longinotto and Alanis Obomsawin — the First Lady of First Nations cinema.
PLAYS WITH:
Who Has Seen Alan King, by Manitoba director Danielle Sturk