Hi Jeff, José Padilha's Secrets of the Tribe would be an interesting fit. It's a 'film that documents a "he said-he said" war of egos fought among ethically dubious anthropologists on opposing sides of a theoretical debate that includes accusations of genocide and pederasty.' Rather incriminating tale of Napoleon Chagnon & Jacques Lizot's treatment of the Yanomami tribe in the Amazon. Could work well if the professor was interested in academic/accepted memory in comparison to personal/experiential memory.
Best, Matt Gallagher Media & Music Cataloging Technical & Automated Services Rutgers University Libraries ph: (848) 445-5952 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deg Farrelly" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:04:05 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir The first title that jumps to mind for me is SHOAH Follow up on that with any number of films from Holocaust survivors. Also, Word is Out (didn't Dennis Doros help to restore it?), and the two films (names escape me right now) that tell the story of the development of the ACT UP movement. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? > >Hi, I received this request from a prof and thought it would be fun >for the list. I thought of these documentaries, but I'm sure she is >also interested in feature films: > >Capturing the Friedmans >51 Birch Street >Tarnation > >Thanks, > >Jeff >UMich > >...... > >I'm creating a new course on writing memoir, and I want to include a >couple of films. One that I haven't seen yet but that I think will fit >well is Stories We Tell, a documentary by Sarah Polley about her >deceased mother that incorporates the memories of a range of family >and friends and in the process reveals a great deal about those being >interviewed. Another possibility is Persepolis, based on the graphic >novel/memoir by Marjane Satrapi. > >Do you have other films you could suggest that would fit this genre? >Films that raise interesting questions about storytelling, memory, >truth, conflicting versions of events, etc. would be particularly >interesting. > > > >End of videolib Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14 >**************************************** VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
