June 2004

Hybrid, Avant-Garde and Experimental Forms June 2004

In this issue, we look at the new forms of documentary in this vast cyberverse of the third millennium.

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Features

Feature | June 2004

The Challenges of 'Empire' Building: East Meets West in New Historical Miniseries

By Lyn Goldfarb

Feature | June 2004

A Historical Perspective: History Channel Series Focuses on the Facts Behind Fictional Feature Films

By Bob Fisher

Aesthetics

Feature | June 2004

Hybrid Reality: When Documentary and Fiction Breed to Create a Better Truth

By Chuleenan Svetvilas

Festivals Short Films Hybrid Docs Full Frame

Feature | June 2004

Africa Unite! PAFF Mainstreams the Black Experience

By Tracie Lewis

Festivals

Feature | June 2004

Re-enact Naturally: New Docs Are Recasting the Old Practice of Dramatization

By Tom Powers

Aesthetics Directing

Feature | June 2004

Singing the Body Eclectic: Simon Pummell Discusses the Diverse Imagery of His Mesmerizing New Documentary

By Darianna Cardilli

Aesthetics

Feature | June 2004

Breaking More Than The Waves: Dogme Meets Documentary in 'The Five Obstructions'

By Kevin Lewis

Short Films

Feature | June 2004

Redefining the Documentary: Experimental Forms Explore New Territory

By Mark Johnstone

Short Films Interactive Docs Experimental Docs Hybrid Docs 40 Years of Docs

Columns

Column | June 2004

You Are What You Shoot: The Autodocumentary

By Ray Zone

Book Reviews Reality Ink

Column | June 2004

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, June 2004

By Tom White

Fast Foreword

Column | June 2004

Notes from the Reel World: The Board President's Column, June 2004

By Richard Propper

Notes from the Reel World