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Publication Date: 1973
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What is the "Documentary Film?" Some Problems in the Varying Definition of the Documentary Film
Harpole, Charles H.
Filmmakers Newsletter, 6, 6, 25-27, Apr 73
A study of past and current definitions of documentary film, rejecting those as too superficial, offering as a better definition one that demands examination of the internal evidence of films and remains aware of the ontological limitations of the medium. (CH)
Descriptors: Activism, Bias, Documentaries, Film Study, Films, Information Theory, Mass Media, Nonverbal Communication, Realism, Visual Literacy
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