implementing the vision of a festival to celebrate excellence in movies that enhance our understanding of the social world. Ethnographic film—“ethnografilm” in Greg Scott’s been broadly defined, yielding a huge variety of styles, formats, and themes. We have the best fringe theatre on the planet! Most important, we have a community of filmmakers and scholars gathered for present inspiration and collaborations yet to come. What could be better? Wesley Shrum Challenging Audiences—and Filmmakers How does ethnographic film articulate critical analysis with critical participation? Videographic study can make visible in powerful ways what is hidden in an arena of study. It can challenge dominant images of that arena while formulating and attempting to scale up alternative images. As a form of knowledge production and committed expertise, ethnographic film often races past the written text, challenging audiences both within and beyond its chosen field
implementing the vision of a festival to celebrate excellence in movies that enhance our understanding of the social world. Ethnographic film—“ethnografilm” in Greg Scott’s been broadly defined, yielding a huge variety of styles, formats, and themes. We have the best fringe theatre on the planet! Most important, we have a community of filmmakers and scholars gathered for present inspiration and collaborations yet to come. What could be better? Wesley Shrum Challenging Audiences—and Filmmakers How does ethnographic film articulate critical analysis with critical participation? Videographic study can make visible in powerful ways what is hidden in an arena of study. It can challenge dominant images of that arena while formulating and attempting to scale up alternative images. As a form of knowledge production and committed expertise, ethnographic film often races past the written text, challenging audiences both within and beyond its chosen field
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