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Sunday, Mar 5, 2000
Representing Reality
Students from the Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, and Film Studies departments speak with a myriad of voices-confessional, oppositional, comic-and leave far behind any notion of a single, authorial voice within documentary film. In a year dominated by media sensationalism, many of UC Berkeley's 1999 student filmmakers utilized the cinematic medium to both positively exploit and speak against the power of the moving image. On Strike! Ethnic Studies 1969-1999 (Irum Shiekh, 37 mins, Color) documents the historic struggle to maintain the Ethnic Studies Department at the University of California and focuses on the student perspective of the highly publicized hunger strike that occurred during the spring of 1999. (c)(tm) (Nathan Gunn, 7 mins, Color) provides an exposé on the effects of MTV, violence in the media, and a contemporaneous view of the events at Columbine High School. i of MOTION...us of MOVEMENT (Vivian Lin, Brooke Ashe, January Cano, Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi, 22 mins) explores the elements of hip-hop and the pioneering women who are proving that they are talented in this male-dominated subculture. Telling It (Sara Pellegrini, 12 mins, Color) explores home video making and the role of the father as "chief documentarian" in the chronicles of family history. Also screening are: The Will to Move (Jennifer Houst, Laura Merians, 13 mins, Color & B&W); Gordon Bowers Korean Film Superstar (David Gottlieb, 8 mins, Color); and Documentary Cocktail (Erik Cho, 9.5 mins, Color). Minette Hillyer is from New Zealand, a graduate student in the Film Studies Program, and an occasional filmmaker. Carrie Panzer has a degree in Environmental Economics and is a student in the Film Studies Program. The program title is taken from Bill Nichols's book Representing Reality.
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