Twenty essays by major filmmakers and critics provide the first survey of the evolution of documentary film in Latin America. While acknowledging the political and historical weight of the documentary, the contributors are also concerned with the aesthetic dimensions of the medium and how Latin American practitioners have defined the boundaries of the form.
About the AuthorJulianne Burton-Carvajal is professor of literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Book InformationISBN 9780822954194
Author Julianne BurtonFormat Paperback
Page Count 474
Imprint University of Pittsburgh PressPublisher University of Pittsburgh Press
Series Pitt Latin American Series