From: Scott MacDonald (email suppressed)
Date: Tue May 22 2007 - 16:47:29 PDT
Also, I recommend "Gina Kim's Video Diary."
Scott
On Tue, 22 May 2007 18:36:24 -0400
"William Wees, Dr." <email suppressed> wrote:
>
> Gene-
>
> Some relevant-if ancient-history dredged up from my
>personal archives. In 1978 the Art Gallery of Ontario
>sponsored a series of screenings, exhibitions, talks, and
>panels entitled "Autobiography." Some diary films were
>among the featured works. Your best source of information
>would be the catalogue for the event entitled
>"Autobiography: Film/Video/Photography," edited by John
>Katz. The contents include "The Celluloid Self" by Jay
>Ruby and "Autobiographical Film" by John Katz. Maybe it
>is still possible to order a copy from the AGO.
>
> I won't try to list all the films and videos that were
>shown. Some of them and/or their makers have been
>mentioned by other Frameworkers, but no one, I believe,
>has mentioned "David Holzman's Diary" (1967), which is a
>very convincing faux diary film by Jim McBride. I have no
>idea who, if anyone, distributes it today.
>
> -Bill Wees
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> Subject: diary films
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>
>Frameworkers,
> Can anyone recommend writings about diary films,
>especially theoretical writings or ones that discuss
>different kinds of films which might be considered
>"diaries," and what the different genres and criteria
>are? If there's a thread that might be in the Frameworks
>archive, let me know.
>
> Also film/video makers known for diary work. I've
>thought of the following:
>
>
> Michel Auder
>
> Gordon Ball
>
> Robert Huot
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> George Kuchar
>
> Boris Lehman
>
> Ross McElwee
>
> Jonas Mekas
>
> David Perlov
>
> Anne Robertson
>
>
> Gene Youngblood
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