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Capturing Reality

2008

90 minutes

Documentary

Overview

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex creative process that goes into making non-fiction films. Deftly charting the documentarian's journey, it poses the question: can film capture reality?

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Errol Morris headshot

Errol Morris

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Werner Herzog headshot

Werner Herzog

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Jessica Yu headshot

Jessica Yu

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Albert Maysles headshot

Albert Maysles

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Nick Broomfield headshot

Nick Broomfield

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Laura Poitras headshot

Laura Poitras

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Kevin Macdonald headshot

Kevin Macdonald

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Patricio Guzmán headshot

Patricio Guzmán

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Jennifer Baichwal headshot

Jennifer Baichwal

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Scott Hicks headshot

Scott Hicks

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Michel Brault headshot

Michel Brault

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Molly Dineen headshot

Molly Dineen

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Eduardo Coutinho headshot

Eduardo Coutinho

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Jean-Xavier de Lestrade headshot

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

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Jennifer Fox headshot

Jennifer Fox

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Manfred Becker headshot

Manfred Becker

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Paul Cowan headshot

Paul Cowan

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Alanis Obomsawin headshot

Alanis Obomsawin

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Denis Gheerbrant headshot

Denis Gheerbrant

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Serge Giguère headshot

Serge Giguère

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Heddy Honigmann headshot

Heddy Honigmann

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Sylvain L'Espérance headshot

Sylvain L'Espérance

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Kim Longinotto headshot

Kim Longinotto

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Stan Neumann headshot

Stan Neumann

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Velcrow Ripper headshot

Velcrow Ripper

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Joan Churchill headshot

Joan Churchill

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Barry Stevens headshot

Barry Stevens

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Hubert Sauper headshot

Hubert Sauper

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Nettie Wild headshot

Nettie Wild

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Rakesh Sharma headshot

Rakesh Sharma

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Peter Wintonick headshot

Peter Wintonick

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Jean-Pierre Lledo headshot

Jean-Pierre Lledo

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