[lbo-talk] Astra Taylor on mrzine

[Michael Hoover]

>>> dhenwood at panix.com 11/09/05 4:02 PM >>>
In which we read:
>As we begin to seriously consider our next 
>cinematic undertaking, we often find ourselves 
>grappling with the two poles of documentary 
>filmmaking: the poetical and the political.  We 
>want to make films that matter, which address 
>social problems, educate the audience, and 
>inspire action.  But we also care about 
>technique and value artistry and beauty. Our 
>favorite films all have an element of ambiguity, 
>leaving room for debate and interpretation. 
>We're tired of bland, issue-driven films, 
>uninspired camerawork, and didactic messages 
>(even ones we agree with).  At the same time, 
>we're equally suspicious of the tendency to make 
>art that suffers from historical amnesia or 
>political naiveté, or worse, films that 
>aestheticize suffering and devastation.  Too 
>many documentaries shy away from exposing the 
>root causes of social problems by personalizing 
>them.
No kidding - and one of the many great things 
about Zizek! is that it avoids all these pitfalls.
Doug
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didn't marcuse say that folks can't attribute every problem they have with their partner to the capitalist mode of production (although hm probably referred to a guy and his girfriend)... mh

 
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