Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (1999)

Directed by

Peter Wintonick

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

3h 13m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores the history and techniques of cinéma vérité filmmaking. It interviews key directors and shows how this style influenced other films like The Blair Witch Project.

informativeeducationalreflectiveanalyticalinterview-basedarchivalcontemplativeobservational

What happens

Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment is 1999 Canadian documentary film directed by Peter Wintonick about cinéma vérité filmmaking. The film looks at the work of such notable documentary filmmakers as Jean Rouch, Frederick Wiseman, and Barbara Kopple and Robert Drew, as well as the contributions of the National Film Board of Canada through such films as Lonely Boy. The film also looks at the influence of cinéma vérité on the pioneering found footage horror film The Blair Witch Project, and interviews video-auteur Floria Sigismondi. Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment was produced by the NFB. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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