Questions we ask:
- what is documentary?
- what is objectivity?
- is there such a thing as objectivity?
- if there's such a thing as objectivity, is it something to be valued?
- is the purpose of art to get as close to truth as possible?
- what is truth?
- what is editing?
- what's the relationship between truth and editing?
- is it possible not to edit?
- is covert manipulation of narrative morally superior to overt manipulation? artistically superior?
- what if it's covert until the end, when it becomes overt?
- are there different truths for different participants in a story?
- does the central participant in a story own its truth?
I'm not going to post this at the time it's going to say I posted it, because I may think of some more questions, but I can answer one question right now: how much do I, as the father of a talented young filmmaker myself, love what has become of
Sarah Polley's career since she's moved behind the camera, notwithstanding the fact that I didn't much like
Take This Waltz. Thinking I might need to watch
Away from Her this weekend; I've had it on the DVR hard drive for a while, trying to work up the courage.
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