Observational – Film Festival Documentary

Vox Populi

How does documentary figure public opinion?

Inserting the filmmaker into the character-driven film.

What does it mean for a documentary to be humanist?

Thinking about how popular documentary can adapt to the festival film – or vice versa.

The role of ambiguity in the festival documentary.

Interrogating the idea of the quirkumentary

More reflections on documentaries as puzzles.

A good documentary can start with an idea but hopefully not one too developed.

Are certain directorial choices of framing foreign to documentary?

The conceptual dimension of ubiquitous filmmaking decisions.

In defense of observational cinema.

Unlike reenactment per se, pretext is generally recognized only by other documentary makers or those familiar with the production process.

Loglines: can’t live with them, can’t live without them.

Editing strategies in documentary deserve more attention.