The Search For 'Reality': the art of documentary filmmaking

The Story

This ambitious new book from the internationally acclaimed author, producer and director, Michael Tobias, brings together the voices of renowned documentary filmmakers from around the world as they probe one of the most widely followed, urgent and fascinating of art forms - the documentary. Nearly 40 contributors from a dozen countries - directors, writers, producers, cinematographers, editors, distributors and broadcasters - explore the complexities of non-fiction filmmaking from the trenches of their profession.This book is for every filmmaker who wants to inspire, motivate or touch audiences through the powerful medium of documentary filmmaking.Contributors include:Jeremy Hogarth (Australia)Eduard Schrieber (Germany)Ian Mutsu (Japan)Stefan Jarl (Sweden)David Wolper (U.S)Alexis Krasilkovsky (Russia/U.S.)Christopher Fryman (Japan)Ren Yuan (China)Arnold Shapiro (U.S.)Richard Leacock (U.K.)Jens Meuer (Germany)An inspiring exploration of documentary filmmakingOver 40 contributors from throughout the world