specific view of life. But what do we expect from a documentary? We know documentaries to be faithful recounts of events; however‚ these events may be subject to just as much manipulation as the intriguing plots in our addictive shows. Many documentary makers include their individual cultural assumptions and discourses to distort the truth and position the target audience to react in a desired manner. This can be seen in the documentary‚ ‘Supersize Me’ by Morgan Spurlock and ‘Great White
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Proof of this can be found from a substantive quote from George Washington himself in the book‚ George Washingon and Slavery: A Documentary Portrayal‚ by Fritz Hirschfeld. I am sorry to observe that the generality of them [slaveholders] view these poor creatures [slaves] in scarcely any other light than they do a draught horse or ox; neglecting them as much when they are unable to
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Slavery and the Making of America The series Slavery in the Making is a documentary based on the beginning of slavery‚ which then fell into a large increase in southern states‚ eventually tearing the Union apart and then bringing it back together. The series is broken up into 4 episodes The Downward Spiral‚ Liberty in the Air‚ Seeds of Destruction‚ and The Challenge of Freedom. The series starts off with the building up and beginning of the British Colonies‚ then it moves into explain more in
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identity. First‚ the documentary was originally supposed to be about Thierry Guetta‚ an unknown‚ nobody‚ who constantly carries his camera everywhere and ironically found a bunch of different famous street artists‚ including Banksy‚ to record their work. However‚ the documentary ended up being about Banksy‚ not Thierry or other street artists‚ which makes the viewer think that the whole documentary was supposed to be about Banksy in the first place. I believe the documentary was made to promote and
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Michelle Rossman “The Blair Witch: A Mock Documentary or A Horror Film?” The film The Blair Witch Project is a story about three film students who mysteriously vanish in 1994 while hiking in the Black Hills in Burkitsville‚ Maryland‚ trying to film a documentary about the Blair Witch‚ a local legend. The audience is notified that the three students were never seen or heard from again. A year later‚ discovered by the police department‚ their video with most of the footage they shot and their
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Religion is a controversial topic‚ there are so many different varieties of beliefs and philosophies. Throughout the documentary titled‚ Holy Ghost – Documentary on Apalachian Pentacostal Snake‚ we are exposed to a Christian belief of ceremonial handling of poisonous snakes. Members of this religious group seek the Lord for guidance and also in order to receive the Holy Ghost. There is not one person in charge of their meetings. The group leader is often established among the members after arrival
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Hour‚ an appeal to pathos and factual evidence are utilized to achieve Maureen Muldaur’s purpose of displaying how the Smothers Brothers were a groundbreaking aspect of American society and didn’t need to be as strongly censored. Throughout the documentary‚ Muldaur films key parts of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour that are very funny and emotional‚ like songs they sung about sons being drafted into war and gun laws. Connecting the issues of the time‚ especially with the sheer amount of them going
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the language barrier as an example). "Daughter from Danang" is a documentary about Mai Thi Heip. She was taken from her mother at age 7 during the Vietnam War’s "operation Baby Lift". She was adopted by an American family in Tennessee and became 101% Americanized‚ and given the name Heidi Bub. 22 years later she decides to go to Vietnam to reunite with her birth mother and feel the love she didn’t have growing up. This documentary delivers a very non cliché ending no one expects. "Daughter from Danang"
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Exit Through the Gift Shop The documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop gives a background on street art and what it started as. As the film progresses it gets into how an artist by the name of Mr. Brainwash changed that. Street art started with artists expressing themselves through their designs and images posted in public‚ but turned to a moneymaking operation for “Mr. Brainwash”. At the beginning of the film there was a lot of talk about getting people in society to notice the little things
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society. The documentary illustrates the daily lives of gang members‚ including what type of people join these crowds‚ their reasons for affiliation‚ different activities the organizations participate in‚ how the surrounding community is affected by the gang movement‚ even proactive initiatives law enforcement agencies and surrounding neighborhoods have taken to resolve the issue. Throughout the video‚ it shows some of the factors leading up to the
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