Subject of Documentary: Volume 16

by Michael Renov

The documentary, a genre as old as cinema itself, has traditionally aspired to objectivity. Whether making ethnographic, propagandistic, or educational films, documentarians have pointed the camera outward, drawing as little attention to themselves as possible. In recent decades, however, a new kind of documentary has emerged in which the filmmaker has become the subject of the work. Whether chronicling family history, sexual identity, or a personal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816634416
• ISBN13: 9780816634415
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"