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Being Singular Plural: Expansive Approaches to Personal Filmmaking
As the field of nonfiction continues to expand its own notions of the possible, it also disrupts historical precedents of who directs documentaries, for whom, and how. These tectonic shifts are surfacing the raw materials of stories heretofore untold, often extending deep into the core of directors’ own lives. This is the new personal documentary: unflinchingly honest, formally ambitious, singular and plural–gestures that interrogate what is often unspoken, unscripted, and underneath.
With this three day workshop, we ask what does it mean to tell a story that is personal, vulnerable, ethical? How to steer away from the trappings of predictability and narcissism, and instead use self-reflection productively? Does ‘personal’ always mean autobiographical? How do race, sexuality, class and gender burden or liberate personal filmmaking? How might we reimagine the personal is political? And what about personal archives, how might they be evoked creatively? How to position personal work against the pressures of industry and market?
Beginning from the premise that there is no single way to tell a personal story, this weekend intensive will explore a formally rich, ever-expanding landscape of pers
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Call for Nominations 10 to Watch
For 10 years now The Independent has been tooting the horn for indie filmmakers everywhere with our annual 10 to Watch series. Help us in our 10-for-10 year by nominating a filmmaker who you think meets our criteria below. In addition to someone poised to make an impact on indie film in 2018, this year we are particular looking for filmmakers who lift alternate voices and perspectives in their work. We want to hear the stories of characters who often hide in the shadows of cinema. We will post our list this spring.
Nomination Criteria
We review and consider every nomination that we receive. Here is a guide to the kinds of filmmakers we hope to include this year:
- Someone set to make a notable impact on independent film in 2018, with a project that will premiere in 2018.
- Someone whose work raises alternate voices and perspectives.
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- Someone who has received past recognition, such as a grant or inclusion in a national film festival.
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