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Radical Reality reveals how independent documentary makers around the world produce cinematic stories that speak truth to power-and why nonfiction storytelling matters for social justice.
List of contents
- Chapter 1: Fighting the Good Fight Around the World
- Chapter 2: Confronting Government Power
- Chapter 3: Witnessing Conflict and Resilience
- Chapter 4: Upholding Freedom of Expression
- Chapter 5: Demanding Human Rights
- Chapter 6: Demonstrating Activism
- Chapter 7: Creating Spaces for Reconciliation and Healing
- Chapter 8: Building a Future for Global Independent Documentary Storytelling to
- Survive and Thrive
- Appendix A: Interviewees
- Appendix B: Filmography
- Index
- About the Authors
About the author
Caty Borum is Executive Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact and Provost Associate Professor at the American University School of Communication. She is an award-winning documentary producer, book author, engaged scholar, professor, and strategist working at the intersection of social change communication, documentary, and entertainment storytelling.
David Conrad-Pérez is a journalist, media historian and Research Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact at American University, working at the intersection of documentary studies, journalism history, and social justice.
Summary
Radical Reality reveals how independent documentary makers around the world produce cinematic stories that speak truth to power-and why nonfiction storytelling matters for social justice.