Capturing Reality

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Documentary

Overview

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex creative process that goes into making non-fiction films. Deftly charting the documentarian's journey, it poses the question: can film capture reality?

Keywords

woman director
documentary filmmaking
director
cinéma vérité
reality vs fiction

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 1, 2008
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada
Cast: Errol Morris,Werner Herzog,Jessica Yu,Albert Maysles,Nick Broomfield,Laura Poitras,Kevin Macdonald,Patricio Guzmán,Jennifer Baichwal,Scott Hicksand 22 more
Director: Pepita Ferrari
Writer: Pepita Ferrari
Producer: Michelle van Beusekom
Cinematography: Marc Gadoury
Music: Robert Marcel Lepage
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt1543299