THE AVANT DOC: Intersections Of Documentary And Avant-Garde Cinema

MACDONALD, Scott

ISBN 10: 0199388717 / ISBN 13: 9780199388714

Published by Oxford University Press, 2014

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE AVANT DOC: Intersections Of Documentary And Avant-Garde Cinema
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199388717
• ISBN 13: 9780199388714
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

With in-depth interviews of directors like Nina Davenport, Ross McElwee, Ed Pincus, and others, Avant-Doc provides a unique oral history of the hybrid genre of nonfiction film that combines the techniques of avant-garde auteurs with the more traditional methods of conventional storytelling.

About the Author

Scott MacDonald teaches film history at Hamilton College and Harvard University. He is the author of several books, most recently, American Ethnographic Film and Personal Documentary.