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Jerusalem, Take One! Memoirs of a Jewish Filmmaker

Book by Alan Rosenthal; Southern Illinois University Press, 2000

Subjects:

Fiction, Rosenthal, Alan--1936-, Television Broadcasting Of News--Israel, Television Producers And Directors--Israel--Biography

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Jerusalem, Take One! Memoirs of a Jewish Filmmaker is a behind-the-scenes look at the life of documentary filmmaker Alan Rosenthal, the maker of over sixty films including Day of Peace, Out of the Ashes, A Nation Is Born, and On the Brink of Peace. As a witness to so much recent Israeli history ...
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Jerusalem, Take One! Memoirs of a Jewish Filmmaker is a behind-the-scenes look at the life of documentary filmmaker Alan Rosenthal, the maker of over sixty films including Day of Peace, Out of the Ashes, A Nation Is Born, and On the Brink of Peace. As a witness to so much recent Israeli history through a camera's viewfinder, Rosenthal himself makes as much of an interesting subject as the events he documents.
Born in London in 1936, Rosenthal studied law at Oxford before beginning his work in television directing in Israel and the United States. By the 1960s he was an established young filmmaker who had participate in the filming of the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem in 1961. He returned in 1968, initially for just one year, as part of a team invited by the Israeli government to set up the first television network; that year turned into the thirty-plus years that inspired this book.
The Eichmann trial, the development of Israel Television, the Oslo agreement, the search for the menorah from the Second Temple, the history of Zionism on the television screen, and the Yom Kippur War and Project Renewal are but a few of the recent moments in Israeli history that Rosenthal and his camera have witnesses. As he recalls these events with humor and wit. Rosenthal's words recapture the emotions and feel of those times as vividly as his lens recorded their passing.
This is a memoir, not a history textbook, and Rosenthal himself is the true subject of the book's most intensely personal and introspective moments, stories of growth and learning, of England and family of love and loss, of ideological disappointments and renewed hope.
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Questioning African Cinema: Conversations with Filmmakers

Book by Nwachukwu Frank Ukadike; University of Minnesota Press, 2002

Subjects:

Motion Picture Producers And Directors--Africa--Interviews, Motion Pictures--Africa

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...to view African filmmakers in the tradition of the Euro-American auteur, make the...individual genius. As the filmmakers often point out...intend to use an American distributor, but...very painful. Which filmmaker does not want his...
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A History of Narrative Film

Book by David A. Cook; W. W. Norton, 1996

Subjects:

Motion Pictures--History

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...New Filmmakers of the Seventies...The American Film Industry in...today that early filmmakers often overlapped...in Life of an American Fireman, have...and Life of an American Fireman 1903...that of any other filmmaker that had created...
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Reel Black Talk: A Sourcebook of 50 American Filmmakers

Book by Spencer Moon; Greenwood Press, 1997

Subjects:

African American Motion Picture Producers And Directors--Encyclopedias, African American Motion Picture Producers And Directors--Interviews

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As evidenced in interviews included in this volume, many African American filmmakers consider themselves artists first, their ethnicity being only part of what influences their work. This is the first book by an African American on contemporary African American filmmakers. Here directors and ...
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As evidenced in interviews included in this volume, many African American filmmakers consider themselves artists first, their ethnicity being only part of what influences their work. This is the first book by an African American on contemporary African American filmmakers. Here directors and producers speak for themselves, posing challenges to current thinking in the field. Special emphasis is given to the filmmakers' productions and their experiences. Essays on historic figures reveal the rich history of the African American contribution to cinema. From Oscar Micheaux and Spencer Williams to Neema Barnett and the team of George Jackson and Doug McHenry, this revealing reference work will enlighten scholars, students, and film buffs.
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The African Aesthetic: Keeper of the Traditions

Book by Kariamu Welsh-Asante; Praeger, 1994

Subjects:

Aesthetics, African, African American Aesthetics

Collections: Philosophy, Education, Entire Library

While the field of aesthetics has long been dominated by European philosophy, recent inquiries have expanded the arena to accommodate different cultures as well as different definitions. In this volume, scholars and teachers in the fields of African and African American studies advance the debate ...
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While the field of aesthetics has long been dominated by European philosophy, recent inquiries have expanded the arena to accommodate different cultures as well as different definitions. In this volume, scholars and teachers in the fields of African and African American studies advance the debate over the nature of African aesthetics, approaching the subject from a broad range of disciplines. Dance, music, art, theatre, and literature are examined in order to appreciate and delineate the specific qualities and aspects of African aesthetics; additionally, theoretical concepts and issues are discussed to define more clearly the meaning of an "African aesthetic."
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Journal Articles on: american filmmaker

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The Triple Duty of a Black Woman Filmmaker: An Interview with Carmen Coustaut

Journal article by Patricia Ferreira; African American Review, Vol. 27, 1993

Subjects:

African American filmmakers--Interviews, Coustaut, Carmen--Interviews, Women filmmakers--Interviews

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...word about other African American women filmmakers. In 1988 she received...Now you teach African American Women Filmmakers. How was that course received...The course on African American women filmmakers evolved from this research...
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Headline to Headlights: Oscar Micheaux's Exploitation of the Rhinelander Case

Journal article by Charlene Regester; The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 22, 1998

Subjects:

African American authors--Evaluation, African American filmmakers--Evaluation, Interracial marriage--Laws, regulations, etc., Trials--Media coverage

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...one of the prolific African American filmmakers in cinema history, promoted...validate the work of African American filmmakers of the early 1900s, the newspapers...Oscar Micheaux, an African American filmmaker who became one of the most...
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Performativity and Gender in Alice Guy's la Vie Du Christ

Journal article by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster; Film Criticism, Vol. 23, 1998

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Filmmakers--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Gender identity--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Guy, Alice--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Motion picture industry--Personalities, Religion and drama--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...the same way that the American director D. W. Griffith...Like many other silent filmmakers of the era, Guy readily...Sommeil de Jesus" (in the American version, "The Infant...and later an early American filmmaker, she was able to skillfully...
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Video Resource Guide for Asia and Pacific

Journal article by Saundra Sturdevant; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 28, 1996

Subjects:

Asia, Asia--Intellectual Life, Asia--Politics And Government

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...relationships, work. The filmmakers, who worked without...Recounts the North American experience in China...film, by a team of filmmakers/anthropologists, focuses...Richter was the first American filmmaker allowed in Vietnam...
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Public Intimacy: The Development of First-Person Documentary

Journal article by Patricia Aufderheide; Afterimage, Vol. 25, 1997

Subjects:

Confession stories--Personal narratives, Documentary films--Criticism, interpretation, etc., First person narrative--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

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...producers. African American filmmaker Marlon Riggss video...deals with at-risk American teenagers, Filmmakers Ahrin Mishan and...workshops hosted by the American Documentary, which...aspiring personal filmmakers in 1994-1995 is...

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Magazine Articles on: american filmmaker

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Filmmaker Michael Moore's in Hot Water Again

Magazine article by Karen Ann Gajewski; The Humanist, Vol. 67, July 2007

Subjects:

Documentary filmmakers--Investigations, Moore, Michael (American documentary filmmaker)--Investigations, Moore, Michael (American documentary filmmaker)--Works, Sicko (Motion picture)--Political aspects, United States. Department of the Treasury--Investigations

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Filmmaker Michael Moores in Hot Water Again. by Karen Ann Gajewski Hes under investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department for...
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Honouring the Vision: Pat McDonnell Twair Talked to the Son of Legendary Syrian Filmmaker Moustapha Akkad, Malek Akkad, Who Has Become a Force to Be Reckoned with in Hollywood in His Own Right

Magazine article by Pat Mcdonnell Twair; The Middle East, June 2007

Subjects:

Akkad, Malek--Interviews, Akkad, Mustafa--Appreciation, Filmmakers--Appreciation, Movie producers (Persons)--Appreciation, Presidents (Organizations)--Interviews

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...2005 death of legendary Syrian-American filmmaker Moustapha Akkad. Two days earlier...fatally wounded the legendary filmmaker. The two were in the Jordanian...documenting how foreign students view Americans. Akkads dream was to introduce...
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20 Years Later: Spike Lee: Still Gotta Have It: After 20 Years in the Movie Business, Award-Winning Filmmaker Is Making New Statement with a Film on Hurricane Katrina

Magazine article by Kevin Chappell; Ebony, Vol. 61, September 2006

Subjects:

Filmmakers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Filmmakers--Works, Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Portrayals, Lee, Spike--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Lee, Spike--Works, Movie directors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Movie directors--Works

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...the most important African-American filmmaker ever," Lee has made an indelible...calls the new crop of African-American filmmakers "very encouraging," saying...ever seen another African-American filmmaker as competition, whether it...
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From Africa to Brazil: Documentary Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris Goes in Search of His Pan-African Roots in That's My Face (E Minha Cara)

Magazine article by Mike Goodridge; The Advocate, June 10, 2003

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...documentary as a "mythobiography," sees the African-American filmmaker journey to the city of Salvador da Bahia, the African...Vintage--Families of Value, which explored African-American families through the eyes of their gay and lesbian...
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Cineast of the Human Angle: With Keen Sensitivity to His Subjects, Argentine Filmmaker Jorge Preloran Captures Simple Life Stories That Resonate beyond Their Ethnographic Value

Magazine article by Louis Werner; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 54, July 2002

Subjects:

Documentary films--Production and direction, Ethnology--Technique, Filmmakers--Research, Indigenous peoples--Illustrations, photographs, etc.

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...above. While little known outside a small circle of fellow filmmakers and students, Prelorans oeuvre embodies an accumulated wisdom...Born in 1933 in Buenos Aires to an Argentine father and Irish-American mother, Preloran was sickly and a loner as a child. He had...

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Newspaper Articles on: american filmmaker

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The Odd Couple; Don Boyd's Latest Documentary Follows an Unlikely Gay Romance. Their Touching Story Forces the Filmmaker to Confront Issues of His Own

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 28, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Follows an Unlikely Gay Romance. Their Touching Story Forces the Filmmaker to Confront Issues of His Own. Byline: NICK CURTIS...about Liberaces 1956 visit to Britain. Hes also planning an American movie with the producer of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless...
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Style Sets Spanish Filmmaker Apart from Others

Newspaper article by Gary Arnold; The Washington Times, August 11, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...common subject of my three films," the filmmaker says. In "Thesis" it threatened a college...Open Your Eyes," an eye-opener for American art-house audiences in 1998, makes extensive...Tom and Nicole really understood a filmmakers need to do that." The condition of...
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The Almost Scary Genius of 'Frighteners' Filmmaker: New Zealander a Master of Both Chuckles and Chills

Newspaper article by Gary Arnold; The Washington Times, July 21, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...born on Halloween, back in 1961. He became an avid amateur filmmaker at age 8 or 9, when his unsuspecting, lower-middle-class parents...Future" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Several members of the American contingent came straight from "Jumanji." Mr. Jackson boasts...
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Filmmaker Wrote Book on Adapting Novels

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 31, 2003

Subjects:

Benton, Robert, Hopkins, Anthony, Kidman, Nicole

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...novelist Richard Russo, an association that began when the filmmaker was adapting the Russo novel "Nobodys Fool," distilled into one of the most quietly authentic and satisfying American movies of the 1990s. Mr. Benton regards Mr. Russo as a...
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Filmmaker Bids to Revive Christian Poetry

Newspaper article by Catherine Young; The Washington Times, April 12, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...propelled by two new advocates of religious letters, editor and filmmaker David Impastato and the journal of arts and religion. Mr...began to lament that modern poetry was almost absent from the American arts. He went in search of the best, and his collection was...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: american filmmaker

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Lee, Spike

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Shelton Jackson Lee), 1957 , American filmmaker, b. Atlanta, Ga. He gained recognition...celebrate the richness of African-American culture and address such problems...based on the life of the African-American leader; Clockers (1995), a...
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Stone, Oliver

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

STONE, OLIVER 1946 , American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer, b. New York City, studied filmmaking...to popular success. In his exploration of various uniquely American themes, Stone has become a controversial figure, frequently...
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Moore, Michael

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

MOORE, MICHAEL 1954 , American documentary filmmaker, author, and sociopolitical...increasingly controversial documentary filmmaker. Appalled by his native citys...2007), an indictment of the American healthcare industry, especially...
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Parks, Gordon

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Parks), 1912 2006, African-American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composer, b. Fort...trailblazer, he was the first African American photographer at Vogue (1944...marked the debut of the African-American action hero. Parks also composed...
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Frank, Robert

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...FRANK, ROBERT 1924 , Swiss-American photographer and filmmaker. Frank is considered the pioneer...His best-known work is The Americans (1959), a composite portrait...became an intrinsic part of American iconography, greatly influencing...

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