Show Notes
What are the ethical standards of a filmmaker portraying subcultures to which they do not belong? How does it shift if they are a member? How does the relationship between the filmmaker, subject and intended audience play out? This week we discuss all of this and sprinkle in alien stuff too, for fun, with a review of Calling All Earthlings and an interview with Laura Wexler, one of the writers behind the VR movie Dinner Party.
Group Review Documentary:
CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS (2018) / USA (Director / Producer: Jonathan Berman)
Available to stream on Amazon, YouTube, Google Play
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Film Featured in Interview Portion:
DINNER PARTY (2016) / USA (Director: Angel Manuel Soto, ?Writers: Charlotte Stoudt, Laura Wexler)
Now playing at select film festivals
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Other Books / Documentaries Mentioned:
American Movie / 1999 (Director: Chris Smith)
Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony / 2012 (Director: Laurent Malaquais)
Did We Go / 2005 (Director: Aron Ranen)\
Hoop Dreams / 1994 (Director:Steve James)
Introduction to Documentary by Bill Nichols
Nanook of the North / 1922 (Director: Robert J. Flaherty)
Three Identical Strangers / 2018 (Director: Tim Wardle)
Twinsters / 2012 (Directors: Samantha Futerman & Ryan Miyamoto)
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Timestamps:
00:45 - Intro discussion about ethics in documentary portrayals of subcultures
11:20 - Group review of CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS
23:10 - Bart, Chris & Summre interview Laura Wexler of DINNER PARTY
41:25 - Doc Talk
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Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:
- Hammer to Nail review of CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS
- Film Festival Today coverage of Tribeca Film Festival, with capsule review of Dinner Party
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Website/Email:
disinfo@fogoftruth.com
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Credits:
Artwork by Hilary Campbell
Intro music by Jeremiah Moore
Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)
