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- ISBN 9781032701257
- Weight: 240g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 27 May 2025
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Jürgen Böttcher and Documentary Film introduces the reader to this east-German filmmaker who, despite having made 40 films from the east side of the Berlin Wall, is practically unknown.
Through the comparison of films made in the same year, one by an American and one by Böttcher, the author places him as ahead of his time in regards to technology, content, and style, and neck-and-neck with contemporary American filmmakers in cinéma vérité/direct cinema. The book moves beyond Böttcher’s dramatic biography to explore his role in the history of film. Was it actually the Germans who created sync sound for documentary? When and how were women featured?
Offering a concise journey through the history of documentary film within this cultural context, but also a deep-dive into specific case-studies that show the nuances and complexities of classifying film texts, this volume will interest students and scholars of film studies, German cinema, cinéma vérité, film production, film theory, and world cinema.
Elizabeth Daggett Matar is Assistant Professor in the College of Mass Media and Communication at American University in the Emirates, teaching media production, and adjunct professor at Middlesex University, Dubai teaching immersive storytelling. In 2011, Matar was named an "expert" in documentary film by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Cultural Affairs' Documentary Showcase Program. She completed this work as part of a Doctorate in Media and Communication at Universität Hamburg.
