Film and Genocide brings together scholars of film and of genocide to discuss film representations; both fictional and documentary; of the Holocaust; the Armenian genocide; and genocides in Chile; Australia; Rwanda; and the United States. Since 1955; when Alain Resnais created his experimental documentary Night and Fog about the Nazisrsquo; mass killings of Jews and other ostracized groups; filmmakers have struggled with using this medium to tell such difficult stories; to re-create the sociopolitical contexts of genocide; and to urge awareness and action among viewers. This volume looks at such issues as realism versus fiction; the challenge of depicting atrocities in a manner palatable to spectators and film distributors; the Holocaust film as a model for films about other genocides; and the role of new technologies in disseminating films about genocide. Film and Genocide also includes interviews with three film directors; who discuss their experiences in working with deeply disturbing images and bringing hidden stories to life: Irek Dobrowolski; director of The Portraitist (2005) a documentary about Wilhelm Brasse; an Auschwitz-Birkenau prisoner ordered to take more than 40;000 photos at the camp; Nick Hughes; director of 100 Days (2005) a dramatic film about the Rwandan mass killings; and Greg Barker; director of Ghosts of Rwanda (2004); a television documentary for Frontline.
#4242571 in eBooks 2006-02-14 2006-02-14File Name: B007OKDHUE
Review
