November 2004

Reality Hits the Campaign Trail November 2004

In this issue, we talk to various players in the nonfiction community about the debate that political documentaries have provoked.

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Features

'Original Child Bomb' and 'Death in Gaza' Split the Gold at Silverdocs

In its sophomore year, Silverdocs—based at the...

ByPatriciaAufderheide

Summer Means Fun at Los Angeles Film Festival

The 2004 edition of the Los Angeles Film Festival...

BySarah JoMarks

From Anand Patwardhan's 'War and Peace.' Courtesy of First Run/Icarus Films

Before Bollywood! The Long, Rich History of Documentary in India

On the historic midnight of August 14 and 15, 1947...

ByBhuvanLall

Shut the Fox Up! Robert Greenwald Takes on Rupert Murdoch's Weapon of Mass Deception

With the popularity of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Super...

ByJanaGermano

From Political Tourists to Perfect Candidates... Documentaries Hit the Campaign Trail This Election Year

While the network news divisions pared down their...

ByShelleyGabert

'Good Conscience' and Bad Faith: One Nun's Silencing by the Church

What draws acclaim to the prize-winning...

ByKevinLewis

Overlooked But Unforgotten: Documentarians Refuse to Let the Figures and Events of the Age of Unrest Fade from History

Shola Lynch, director of Chisholm '72: Unbought...

Bysteverosen

An Army solder next to a photographer in front of a war tank.

Docs of War: Foreign Filmmakers Cover Conflict in Iraq without Resorting to Propaganda

"Truth is the first casualty of war," the old...

ByLauraAlmo

Columns

Gianfranco Rosi's 'Boatman'

By katjaesson

Lumiere Illuminated: 'Moving Image' Debunks Myths Surrounding 'Arrival of the Train'

By RayZone

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, November 2004

By TomWhite

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

By RichardPropper