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Michael Burlingame (filmmaker)
This is an alphabetical list of documentary films with Wikipedia articles. The earliest documentary listed is ''Fred Ott's Sneeze'' (1894), which is also the first motion picture ever copyrighted in North America. The term ''documentary'' was first used in 1926 by filmmaker John Grierson as a term to describe films that document reality. For other lists, see :Documentary films by country and :Documentaries by topic. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also * List of environmental films * List of documentary films about agriculture * List of documentary films about war References {{Filmsbygenre Lists of documentary films, Documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Documentary Film
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and Media studies, media analyst Bill Nichols (film critic), Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception [that remains] a practice without clear boundaries". Research into information gathering, as a behavior, and the sharing of knowledge, as a concept, has noted how documentary movies were preceded by the notable practice of documentary photography. This has involved the use of singular Photograph, photographs to detail the complex attributes of History, historical events and continues to a certain degree to this day, with an example being the War photography, conflict-related photography achieved by popular figures such as Mathew Brady during the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Mulcahy
Russell Mulcahy ( ; born 23 June 1953) is an Australian director of film, television, and music videos. He began his career directing music videos for artists like Elton John and Duran Duran, before making his feature directorial debut with the horror film ''Razorback (film), Razorback'' (1984). He achieved international prominence by directing the fantasy action film ''Highlander (film), Highlander'' (1986), which spawned a Highlander (franchise), multimedia franchise. Mulcahy's subsequent work includes ''Highlander''s first sequel ''Highlander II: The Quickening'' (1991), the superhero film ''The Shadow (1994 film), The Shadow'', the action-horror film ''Resident Evil: Extinction'' (2007), and the Errol Flynn biopic ''In Like Flynn (film), In Like Flynn''. He was also a director and executive producer of the television series ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'' (2011–17), and directed the film's Teen Wolf: The Movie, 2023 feature film spin-off. Stylistically, Mulcahy' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Marine Division On Okinawa
''The 6th Marine Division on Okinawa'' is a 1945 Kodachrome color documentary film produced about the action of the 6th Division during the Battle of Okinawa. The film was released shortly after the event. The film begins by outlining the strategic and psychological importance of Okinawa, including its use as a supply base for Japanese forces in Malaya, the Marianas and the Philippines, as well as a "choke hold" over China. It also informs the audience that Okinawa is an actual part of the Japanese homeland, only a few hundred miles south of Kyushu. The movements of the units and their order of battle is carefully traced, from the landings on April 1 to the assault on Naha. Some interesting footage is also shown on life in northern Okinawa soon after liberation, with the locals setting up a democratic government under the US military and opening up schools while battle is raging in the south. Some of the footage includes the use of flame tanks and close air support in an attemp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6-18-67
''6-18-67'' is a short quasi-documentary film by George Lucas regarding the making of the 1969 Columbia film '' Mackenna's Gold''. This non-story non-character visual tone poem is made up of nature imagery, time-lapse photography, and the subtle sounds of the Arizona desert. Shooting was completed on June 18, 1967. See also * List of American films of 1969 This is a list of American films released in 1969 in film, 1969. Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 1969, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by ''The Numbers (website), The Numbers'', are as follows: ... References External links * {{George Lucas Short films directed by George Lucas 1969 short documentary films 1969 films American short documentary films Documentary films about films Films shot in Arizona Films without speech 1960s English-language films 1960s American films English-language short documentary films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Davidi
Guy Davidi (; born July 9, 1978) is an Israeli documentary filmmaker. His movie ''5 Broken Cameras'' was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Davidi also won the Best Directing Award along with Palestinian co-director Emad Burnat in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and the 2013 international Emmy Award as well as numerous awards worldwide. Davidi was born in Jaffa and grew up in Holon and Kfar Saba in Israel. Cinematography * Innocence (2022) * Mixed Feelings (2016) * High Hopes (2014) * 5 Broken Cameras (2011) * Women Defying Barriers (2009) * A Gift From Heaven (2008) Early career On 2005, after several years of working as a camera man, Davidi began directing documentaries that focused on everyday life in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. In 2006, Davidi directed the documentary ''In Working Progress'', which dealt with the issue of Palestinian construction workers who worked in Israeli settlements. The film was shown at a number of fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emad Burnat
Emad Burnat is a Palestinian farmer and filmmaker, known for the documentary ''5 Broken Cameras'' (2011). He is the first Palestinian nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. ''5 Broken Cameras'' His documentary ''5 Broken Cameras'' is a first-hand account of life and demonstrations in Bil'in, a West Bank village adjacent to Israeli settlements. The film was co-directed by Burnat and Guy Davidi, an Israeli filmmaker. The film is structured in chapters around the destruction of each one of Burnat's cameras and the film follows one family's evolution over five years of village upheaval. ''Five Broken Cameras'' is a Palestinian-Israeli-French co-production. Both the personal style of the movie and, especially, Burnat's working with an Israeli filmmaker, has been controversial amongst the Palestinian community due to the ongoing boycott against Israel by Palestinians. The boycott, however, was never intended to include a boycott of Israeli activists and the probl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5 Broken Cameras
''5 Broken Cameras'' (; ) is a 94-minute documentary film co-directed by Palestinian Emad Burnat and Israeli Guy Davidi. It was shown at film festivals in 2011 and placed in general release by Kino Lorber in 2012. ''5 Broken Cameras'' is a first-hand account of protests in Bil'in, a West Bank village affected by the Israeli West Bank barrier. The documentary was shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son. In 2009 Israeli co-director Guy Davidi joined the project. Structured around the destruction of Burnat's cameras, the filmmakers' collaboration follows one family's evolution over five years of turmoil. The film won a 2012 Sundance Film Festival award, it won the Golden Apricot at the 2012 Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia, for Best Documentary Film, won the 2013 International Emmy Award, and was nominated for a 2013 Academy Award. Synopsis When his fourth son, Gibreel, is born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Pollard (filmmaker)
Samuel D. Pollard is an American film director, editor, producer, and screenwriter. His films have garnered numerous awards such as Peabodys, Emmys, and an Academy Award nomination. In 2020, the International Documentary Association gave him a career achievement award. Spike Lee, whose films Pollard has edited and produced, described him as being "a master filmmaker." Henry Louis Gates Jr. characterizes Pollard's work in this way: "When I think about his documentaries, they add up to a corpus — a way of telling African-American history in its various dimensions." Career Born in Harlem, New York, Samuel D. Pollard began his career in 1972 as an editor for Victor Kanefsky, after having taken courses in a workshop organized by WNET. He obtained a BA degree from Baruch College in 1973. Early in his career, he assisted George Bowers, the editor of ''A League of Their Own'', '' The Good Son'' and '' The Stepfather''. St. Clair Bourne was also a mentor. Awards and recognition I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee has won numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Peabody Awards. He has also been honored with an Honorary BAFTA Award in 2002, an Honorary César in 2003, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2015. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with '' She's Gotta Have It'' (1986). He has since written and directed such films as '' School Daze'' (1988), '' Do the Right Thing'' (1989), '' Mo' Better Blues'' (1990), ''Jungle Fever'' (1991), '' Malcolm X'' (1992), '' Crooklyn'' (1994), '' Clockers'' (1995), '' 25th Hour'' (2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 Little Girls
''4 Little Girls'' is a 1997 American historical documentary film about the murder of four African-American girls (Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Rosamond Robertson) in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963. The film was directed by Spike Lee and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary. The events inspired the 1964 song " Birmingham Sunday" by Richard and Mimi Fariña, which was used in the opening sequence of the film, as sung by Joan Baez, Mimi's sister. They also inspired the 1963 tune "Alabama" by John Coltrane, which is also included in the soundtrack. ''4 Little Girls'' premiered on June 25, 1997, at the Guild 50th Street Theatre in New York City. It was produced by Lee's production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, and Home Box Office (HBO). In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4-Cylinder 400
''4-Cylinder 400'' is a 2004 short documentary about a barnyard car race in a rural village in upstate New York. Co-directed by John Finn, Harlo Bray and Garret Savage, the film was originally released in 2004 and has been featured on IFC TV Channel, shown in several film festivals around the world, and received critical acclaim from the press. The 23-minute documentary takes place in the small town of Bovina, New York Bovina is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 658 at the 2020 census. The name "Bovina" was suggested by General Erastus Root, who noted the area's fitness for grazing.J. H. French, LL.D., ''Historical and Stat ..., where residents gather on a family farm for the 5th annual car race in which there are only three rules: no car could cost more than $300, each car must have a 4-cylinder engine, and hitting another racer's driver-side door is prohibited. The film captures the mayhem and the glory of the close-knit community event. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Slade (director)
Tim Slade is an Australian born film and television director, who works in both documentary and drama. His films have screened theatrically, at film festivals and on broadcast television in the UK, Europe, Asia, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand. His feature documentary film ' 4', which explores the nature of the seasons and how they shape who we are, won a Gold HUGO at the Hugo Television Awards in Chicago, and was nominated for two Australian Film Institute Awards, an International Documentary Association award, and at the Banff World Television Festival. It received strong reviews upon its theatrical release, and screened in Australian cinemas for 16 weeks. '' Blank Canvas'', made for broadcaster Foxtel, dynamically follows Sydney Dance Company and its Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela as they create the dance work 'We Unfold', based on a musical work by the Italian composer Ezio Bosso. ''The Destruction of Memory'', released in mid 2016, explores the urgen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
