Documentary filmmaking in the Middle East and North Africa:

"The spectrum of contemporary nonfiction films from the MENA region is huge, as can be seen from a cursory glance at the catalogs of many international and local festivals. Such works range from interventionist fly-on-the-wall, guerrilla-type filmmaking methods, to 'expository' or rhe...

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Other Authors: Shafik, Viola 1961- (Editor), Abdulameer, Ali (Contributor), Alawadhi, Hend F. (Contributor), Bahmad, Jamal (Contributor), Baǧāwī, Aḥmad (Contributor), Bowen, Dore 1961- (Contributor), Desouki, Yasmin (Contributor), Dickinson, Kay 1972- (Contributor), Essafi, Ali 1963- (Contributor), Gana, Nouri (Contributor), Ghawanmeh, Mohannad (Contributor), Hadouchi, Olivier (Contributor), Izzo, Ahmad (Contributor), Lebow, Alisa 1964- (Contributor), Limbrick, Peter 1967- (Contributor), Martin, Florence 1959- (Contributor), Neidhardt, Irit 1969- (Contributor), Pethke, Stefan (Contributor), Rouxel, Mathilde (Contributor), Saglier, Viviane (Contributor), Shohat, Ella 1959- (Contributor), Soueid, Mohamad (Contributor), Toukan, Hanan (Contributor), Toukan, Oraib 1977- (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cairo The American University in Cairo Press 2022
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Summary:"The spectrum of contemporary nonfiction films from the MENA region is huge, as can be seen from a cursory glance at the catalogs of many international and local festivals. Such works range from interventionist fly-on-the-wall, guerrilla-type filmmaking methods, to 'expository' or rhetorical agitprop, as well as observational, poetic, performative, and self-reflexive modes, and more avant-garde approaches. More recently, autobiographical-inspired films, historical reenactments, and fake documentaries have completed the picture. The reasons for such diversity are certainly numerous and complex and invite a similarly wide range of theoretical considerations and methodological approaches"--Introduction
Physical Description:xviii, 495 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9789774169588

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