RE: [Videolib] Gary's Intro to Doc class

Christopher Lewis (clewis@american.edu)
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:24:11 -0500

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In reply to: Gary Handman: "RE: [Videolib] Gary's Intro to Doc class"

For me, mock docs began and ended with This is Spinal Tap. One I have been
curious about but haven't seen is The Civil War: The Lost Episode (1991).
Directed by Patrio M. Verrone. It won an AIVF award but I don't think it
ever found a distributor.

Chris Lewis
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Thanks Marc...I've ordered a copy of Forgotten Silver for the Media
Center...haven't seen it yet.

Still trying to figure out what to use in this slot. I love the film I
tentatively have planned for mock/doc: Mao: The Real Man (First
Run/Icarus) which is a hilarious send-up of historical documentary
evidence, documentary codes and conventions (and of academic pretension, to

boot). I was also considering the French film "Man Bites Dog" in which
doc filmmakers get a little too involved in filming the life of a serial
killer (thereby skewering (literally) verite conventions of
non-intervention).

Thanks!

Gary

At 01:27 PM 11/10/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>
>Since you are ending with Mock Docs, perhaps Peter Jackson's "Forgotten
>Silver" would be appropriate? The students would certainly be in a
position
>to appreciate all the film history jokes...
>
>
>Thanks,
>Marc Syp
>Supervisor, Film Library
>St. Louis Public Library
>314.206.6704
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu
>[mailto:videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Gary Handman
>Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:55 AM
>To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
>Subject: [Videolib] Gary's Intro to Doc class
>
>
>Hi all...
>
>In an effort to get our minds off of fee-for-service issues....I'm honored
>to have been asked to teach the intro to documentary class in the film
>studies dept here at UCB next semester. Really excited about it (65
>students! yow!) Thought it might be fun to share the syllabus with you
>(still a work in progress). I'd be very interested in hearing your
comments
>and/or suggestions. I need all the counsel and advice I can get.
>
>Cheers!
>
>Gary
>
>
>Gary Handman
>Director
>Media Resources Center
>Moffitt Library
>UC Berkeley
>ghandman@library.berkeley.edu
>http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC <http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC>
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