In the Realms of the Unreal Articles

CAPTURING REALITY: THE ART OF DOCUMENTARY Review Pt.1 The problem with those comments is that none of them really addresses the fact that documentaries are not really concerned with truth, but with reality vs. fiction. Many people confuse truth with reality, and given this film’s title it would have behooved Ferrari to explore the very difference between reality and truth that so many of the [...]

The Story of the Weeping Camel The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday, Nov. 17, a list of twelve semi-finalists for the Best Documentary Feature Academy Award. The twelve films were chosen by the Academy's documentary branch, which will also select the five final nominees. The semi-finalists are: Born into Brothels, about the children of Calcutta prostitutes; Home of the Brave, the [...]