In Screening Social Justice, award-winning anthropologist Sherry B.
Ortner presents an ethnographic study of Brave New Films, a
nonprofit film production company that makes documentaries intended
to mobilize progressive grassroots activism. Ortner positions the
work of the company within a tradition of activist documentary
filmmaking and within the larger field of “alternative media”
that is committed to challenging the mainstream media and telling
the truth about the world today. The company’s films cover a
range of social justice issues, with particular focus on the hidden
workings of capitalism, racism, and right-wing extremism. Beyond
the films themselves, Brave New Films is also famous for its
creative distribution strategies. All of the films are available
for free on YouTube. Central to the intention of promoting
political activism, the films circulate through networks of other
activist and social justice organizations and are shown almost
entirely in live screenings in which the power of the film is
amplified. Ortner takes the reader inside both the production
process and the screenings to show how a film can be made and used
to mobilize action for a better world.
General
| Imprint: |
Duke University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Sherry B. Ortner
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
160 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4780-1686-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4780-1686-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781478016861 |
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