The Flaherty : decades in the cause of independent cinema / Patricia R. Zimmermann and Scott MacDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zimmermann, Patricia Rodden, author.

MacDonald, Scott, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flaherty (Organization).

Flaherty Seminar.

Independent films--Production and direction.

Independent films.

Independent films--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"[A] history of this singular institution that has indelibly shaped independent and documentary filmmaking, as well as its critical reception." - Film Quarterly This is the inspiring story of The Flaherty, one of the oldest continuously running nonprofit media arts institutions in the world, which has shaped the development of independent film, video, and emerging forms in the United States for more than sixty years. Combining the words of legendary independent filmmakers with a detailed history of The Flaherty, Patricia R. Zimmermann and Scott MacDonald showcase its history and legacy, amply demonstrating how the relationships created at the annual Flaherty seminar have been instrumental in transforming American media history. Moving through the decades, each chapter opens with a detailed history of the organization by Zimmermann, who traces the evolution of The Flaherty from a private gathering of filmmakers to a small annual convening, to today's ever-growing nexus of filmmakers, scholars, librarians, producers, funders, distributors, and others associated with international independent cinema. MacDonald expands each chapter by giving voice to the major figures in the evolution of independent media through transcriptions of key discussions galvanized by films shown at The Flaherty. Discussions feature Frances Flaherty, Robert Gardner, Fred Wiseman, Willard Van Dyke, Jim McBride, Michael Snow, Hollis Frampton, Erik Barnouw, Barbara Kopple, Ed Pincus, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Bruce Conner, Peter Watkins, Su Friedrich, Marlon Riggs, William Greaves, Ken Jacobs, Kazuo Hara, Mani Kaul, Craig Baldwin, Bahman Ghobadi, Eyal Sivan, and many others.

Contents:

The flaherty way

A seminar, 1955-1959

An organization, 1960-1969

Politics, cultural and formal, 1970-1980

Shock of the new, 1981-1989

Crises, 1990-1999

The Brand, 2000-2015.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 446-448.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253026880

0253026881

OCLC:

984597729