Robert Gardner's classic "Dead Birds" is one of the most highly
acclaimed and controversial documentary films ever made. This
detailed and candid account of the process of making "Dead Birds,"
from the birth of the idea through filming in New Guinea to editing
and releasing the finished film, is more than the chronicle of a
single work. It is also a thoughtful examination of what it meant
to record the moving and violent rituals of warrior-farmers in the
New Guinea highlands and to present to the world a graphic story of
their behavior as a window onto our own. Letters, journals,
telegrams, newspaper clippings, and over 50 images are assembled to
recreate a vivid chronology of events. "Making Dead Birds" not only
addresses the art and practice of filmmaking, but also explores
issues of representation and the discovery of meaning in human
lives.
Gardner led a remarkable cast of participants on the 1961
expedition. All brought back extraordinary bodies of work. Probably
most influential of all was "Dead Birds," which marked a sea change
in nonfiction filmmaking. This book takes the reader inside the
creative process of making that landmark film and offers a
revealing look into the heart and mind of one of the great
filmmakers of our time.
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