Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing, 2021
Language
English
ISBN
9783030680947
Series
Subject(s)
DOCUMENTARY FILMS--PRODUCTION AND DIRECTION
WOMEN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS
Notes
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Abstract
The Female Gaze in Documentary Film – an International Perspective makes a timely contribution to the significant rise in interest in recent times in the status, presence, achievements and issues for women in contemporary screen industries. It examines the works, contributions and participation of female documentary directors globally. The central preoccupation of the book is to consider what might constitute a ‘female gaze’, an inquiry that has had a long history in filmmaking, film theory and women’s art. It fills a gap in the literature which to date has not substantially examined the work of female documentary directors. Moreover, research on sex, gender and the gaze has been relatively infrequently the subject of scholarship on documentary film, particularly in comparison to narrative film or television drama. A distinctive feature of the book is that it is based on interviews with significant female documentarians from Europe, Asia and North America.
