From zygote to global cinema via Su Friedrich's films

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American documentary filmmaker Su Friedrich turns out highly personal, individual works which nevertheless suggest the commonality shared by members of society. Her individual experiences on film evoke the similarities rather than the differences between sexes and cultures, making her works truly part of the current trend towards internationalism. These aspects are particularly evident in her films 'The Ties That Bind' and 'Sink or Swim.' However, the most prominent international film is still Peter Watkin's 14 1/2-hour 'The Journey.'

International aspects, Documentary films, Documentary movies, Friedrich, Su, Watkins, Peter

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Visiting filmmakers: why bother?

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A lecturer of American literature and film studies at Utica College, New York, speaks of his experiences in organizing programs with independent filmmakers. It is important to give students a chance to know independent filmmaking to understand that there are real alternatives to popular cinema and to give them a sense of film history. While many professors complain about lack of funds to host visiting filmmakers, funds can be arranged if they are creative and willing to work with the various departments in the college.

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Three scripts: Mike Hoolbloom

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Toronto-based filmmaker Mike Hoolbloom's experimental films use texts in diverse and challenging ways. 'The Big Show' contains directives to the movie audience which appears in the screen in a series of 14 sequential titles. 'The White Museum' also revolves around the element of text which is read in its entirety in a voiceover. 'Frank's Cock' utilizes text via sync-sound by an actor on the screen who talks openly of his lover who is dying of AIDS.

Hoolbloom, Mike

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