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Bill Nichols (born 1942) is an American film critic and theoretician best known for his pioneering work as founder of the contemporary study of documentary film. [1] . His 1991 book, Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary, applied modern film theory to the study of documentary film for the first time.
- 1942
- Introduction to documentary (2010), Engaging Cinema (2010), The Cinema's Alchemist: The Films of Peter Forgacs (2011)
IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Bill Nichols is an American film critic and theoretician best known for his pioneering work as founder of the contemporary study of documentary film. His 1991 book, Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary, applied modern film theory to the study of documentary film for the first time.
- Bill Nichols
Dec 27, 2017 · Speaking Truths With Film: Evidence, Ethics, Politics in Documentary is a compilation of eighteen articles, reviews, and letters written throughout Bill Nichols’s career focusing on the theoretical problems associated with documentary film.
- Alex W. Bordino
- 2017
Apr 5, 2016 · Pioneering film scholar Bill Nichols investigates the ways in which documentaries strive for accuracy and truthfulness, but simultaneously fabricate a form that shapes reality. Such films...
“Bill Nichols, our leading authority on documentary film, says he is ‘taking liberties’ in this rich collection of eighteen essays from over four decades of viewing and thinking about nonfiction films.
May 19, 2011 · While many film critics argue that Lee is less intrusive in his documentary work, Cobb and Jackson argue that this is an unsatisfactory analysis and that Lee's typical directorial style can also be observed in his documentaries (Cobb & Jackson, 2009). 9.
Abstract. How do issues of form and content shape the documentary film? What role does visual evidence play in relation to a documentary’s arguments about the world we live in? In what ways do documentaries abide by or subvert ethical expectations? Are mockumentaries a form of subversion?
