If you're interested in recent & short form - my series "The Observatory", I believe, meets your criteria. I'm not a well-represented "somebody", not sure if that matters, but my work is adding to the discussion of non-fiction film without being too "out there" (or that's my motivation to say the least).
http://bryanmcmanus.com/THE-OBSERVATORY Good luck! - Also - am interested in your final list if you care to post it! -Bryan On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 5:19 PM, David Tetzlaff <djte...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm looking to help a friend do research on the history of documentary, > and I'd like to introduce him to some of the more experimental side of the > form. For his purposes, the work needs to available on video: he needs to > see stuff, not just read about it, and he needs to be able to pull decent > quality clips for presentation. So I'm not looking for more purely > experimental films that have some actuality footage, but something more > readily recognizable under a (very) broad rubric of 'documentary'. > > Something like "Sonic Outlaws' or "Odds of Recovery" would be pretty > central examples. About as far down the experimental scale I'd want to get > would be such films as "Window Water Baby Moving" or "Sink or Swim." (Thus, > for example, "Thigh Line Lyre Triangular" is too 'far out' for this > purpose.) I'd also welcome suggestions for essay-form docs beyond Marker > (which I've already got). Another example of such might be Mulvey's 'Frida > Kahlo / Tina Modotti" > > With those loose guidelines, feel free to recommend away without worrying > too much about the 'fit'. I can/will edit the recs I pass on... > > TIA! > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > -- Bryan McManus *|* Filmmaker, Artist call 828.508.1129 write bryanhaysmcma...@gmail.com see bryanmcmanus.com
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