The filmmaker as activist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12780346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fernando Canet (0000-0002-1455-9249, Universitat Politècnica de València, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 154-167 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Popular Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1540-5702 • E-ISSN: 1540-5710 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15405702.2017.1395030 |
| OpenAlex | W2768248138 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 15 |
This study is focused on those filmmakers who make films as a way of fighting to defend human rights. I look in particular in this article at their activist role in the process of documenting human rights abuses in contemporary film projects that explore the aftermath of genocide. In Asia, we can find two examples: the anticommunist genocide in Indonesia in 1965–66 and the genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia in 1975–79. Two contemporary filmmakers have produced works that recover the history of the atrocities: Joshua Oppenheimer and Rithy Panh. Traditionally, filmmakers have formed relationships only with victims; however, this article shows how the involvement of the perpetrators is also necessary to fully understand the conflict. This article explores why filmmakers decide to engage with the perpetrators, how they get them to participate, and what the consequences of this process may be. Since Oppenheimer’s involvement with his protagonist, Anwar Congo, in The Act of Killing (2012) turns out especially problematic, exploring this relationship in depth is the central purpose of this article
Art history · Criminology · Film director · Genocide · Human rights · Movie theater · Political science · Sociology · Cambodian History and Society · History · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
Pamięć, performans i afekty – temat ludobójstwa w filmach Joshui Oppenheimera
Beyond borders
Documenting atrocities around the world
The ethics of representing perpetrators in documentaries on genocide
Introductory Reflections on Perpetrators of Crimes Against Humanity and their Representation in Documentary Film
Refiguring the perpetrator in Rithy Panh’s documentary films
Using Bourdieu to understand perpetrators in The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence
Filmmaker–subject relationship in documentary filmmaking
| Citations per year | 1.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |