Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary

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]

The film had its world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in November 2008.[2][3]

Ferrari began work on the project in 2007. The website features four hours of additional material that does not appear in the film.[4]

Contents

Filmmakers interviewed (in alphabetical order)

See also

References

  1. ^ Scott, Mike (September 11, 2009). "'Capturing Reality' turns the tables, and the cameras, on documentary filmmakers". New Orleans Times-Picayune. http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2009/09/capturing_reality_turns_the_ta.html. Retrieved 2009-09-13. 
  2. ^ "22nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam". http://www.idfa.nl/en/info/film.aspx?id=45d97e8f-e774-4643-a443-b7b0c094a374. Retrieved 2009-09-02. 
  3. ^ Glassman, Marc (Nov 26, 2008). "Doc on docs bows at doc fest". Realscreen (Brunico). http://www.realscreen.com/articles/news/20081126/idfa02.html?word=capturing&word=reality. Retrieved 2009-09-02. 
  4. ^ Gibb, Lindsay (Jun 11, 2009). "The ethics of docmaking, discussed through the NFB's meta-doc". Realscreen (Brunico). http://www.realscreen.com/articles/news/20090611/capturingreality.html?word=capturing&word=reality. Retrieved 2009-09-02. 

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