Investigations and Appropriations in the Ethnographic and Documentary Film

This eight-week evening course will investigate strategies for exploring and representing the physical world, the imaginary realm and the transient experience of human life through experimental, ethnographic and documentary film.
From the earliest reels of the Lumiere Bros, cinema has sought to capture, and occasionally provoke, a human reaction to the environment.
Filmmakers have provided vivid interpretations of the world and its people through numerous visual strategies - from cinema verite to rich experimentations in the creation of self-image. This has sometimes been done in a naively observational way, at other times in a deliberately interventionist manner.
This course will combine introductory lectures, screenings and group discussions.
Sessions will be held on Monday evenings for eight weeks, starting on 29 October 2018. They'll start at 7pm and last approximately 2 hours, including a short break.