Noncredit Workshop
Directing the Documentary
Event ID: L09521
Info: Jan 27 • Sun • 9:00am-4:00pm • 1 mtg • UHM Krauss 012 (Yukiyoshi Room) • $100
With: Alanis Obomsawin
Images are powerful. When do they tell the truth? When do they lie? Explore these elemental questions as well as interview techniques in this overview of directing documentary films.
Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki, Canada) began as a singer, writer, and storyteller seeking through her performances in North America and Europe to make known the history, culture, and aspirations of her people. In 1967, after being seen on television in Ron Kelly`s profile Alanis (1965), she was invited by the National Film Board to act as a consultant on a film being shot in Manouan.Since then, she has divided her time between filmmaking and performing. Obomsawin has received a dozen awards and honors over the years, including the Order of Canada, the federal government`s highest honour, in 1983. Her films have picked up more than 30 awards at international festivals. As a mark of affection, her people call her Ko-li-la-wato (someone who makes us very happy).
Supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.