Story Movements - How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change

Story Movements: How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change explores the rise of social-issue documentaries, focusing on the behind-the-scenes grassroots tactics and real-world social impact of such influential films as Blackfish, The Invisible War, 13th, and Citizenfour.

About the author

Caty Borum Chattoo is Executive Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact and Assistant Professor at the American University School of Communication. She is an award-winning documentary producer, scholar, professor, and strategist working at the intersection of social change communication, documentary, and entertainment storytelling. She is also the co-author, with Lauren Feldman, of A Comedian and An Activist Walk Into a Bar: The Serious Role of Comedy in Social Justice.

Summary

Story Movements: How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change explores the rise of social-issue documentaries, focusing on the behind-the-scenes grassroots tactics and real-world social impact of such influential films as Blackfish, The Invisible War, 13th, and Citizenfour.

Additional text

Story Movementsrises above the gloom of cynicism and rage with our media to celebrate the voices in real stories artfully told. Social documentaries draw the contours and complexities of people and issues, and throw open shades drawn against humanity by cynics, charlatans, shouters. Caty Borum Chattoo's beautiful book reminds us that everything changes, except for these authentic stories and their thundering role in democracy.

Product details

• Authors: Caty Borum Chattoo, Caty (Assistant Professor Borum Chattoo
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780190943417
• ISBN: 978-0-19-094341-7
• No. of pages: 298
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Films, cinema, Ethical issues & debates, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production, Film production: technical & background skills, Ethical issues and debates, Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills