In their words:“The Aboriginal Perspectives module contains 33 documentaries, a short fiction film, and 5 film clips. These productions do not represent the entirety of the films on Canada’s native peoples in the NFB collection, which comprises more than 700 such works. We did want it, however, to be a representative sample of the whole. […]
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Streaming video highlight: National Film Board of Canada’s Documentary Lens
In their words: “The purpose of Documentary Lens is to show how National Film Board documentaries have portrayed Canada and the world since the founding of the Film Board in 1939.” At present there are about 50 films available in their entirety, dated 1944-2004. Most (if not all) are under 30 minutes – on topics […]
Continue readingCool website of streaming documentaries: Folkstreams.net
This wonderful site currently has just over 100 documentaries on American roots cultures. It’s a site loaded with classics including films by Les Blank, Tom Davenport, and Alan Lomax. It’s indexed by film, filmmaker, region, subject, and featured individual. If you’re interested in Dewey Balfa, for instance, you can quickly discover he’s included in Les […]
Continue readingTSPDT’s “Greatest 1,000 Films” grouped by All-Movie Guide genres
They Shoot Pictures Don’t They’s “Greatest 1,000 Films” grouped by All-Movie Guide genres, keywords, themes and tones. http://www.theyshootpictures.com/Top1000Films_AMG%20Breakdown.pdf
Continue readingBookhunter – part ten
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Continue readingSmithsonian Film Series
The Smithsonian is presenting several French language films in conjunction with it’s Francophonie 2008: Celebrating Cultural Diversity in the French-Speaking WorldTHE WAY I SPENT THE END OF THE WORLD Tues., Mar. 25, 7 p.m.The Way I Spent the End of the World is a testament to the power of love to transcend even the most […]
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The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving ImagePart I: Dreams February 14, 2008 – May 11, 2008 This two-part exhibition features moving-image artworks by a range of influential and emerging international artists whose works use film language and technology to explore the ever-increasing impact of the cinematic on our perceptions and the ways in […]
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Taking place February 7-8th, 2008, this year’s “Making your media matter” conference was quite a success. The Center for Social Media did a wonderful job organizing and executing this forum. I took some notes on the various sessions and have posted them below. Games for social change seminar Suzanne Seggerman (Games for change) Most people […]
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