EBOOK Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction

Beginning with an overview of the central issues of documentary filmmaking--its        definitions and purposes, its forms and founders--Aufderheide focuses on several of        its key subgenres, including public affairs films, government propaganda        (particularly the works produced during World War II), historical documentaries, and        nature films. Her thematic approach allows readers to enter the subject matter        through the kinds of films that first attracted them to documentaries, and it        permits her to make connections between eras, as well as revealing the ongoing        nature of documentary's core controversies involving objectivity, advocacy, and        bias.