Documentary Film – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 44

In this episode, Patricia Aufderheide introduces documentary film, a diverse genre that encompasses films from March of the Penguins to Fahrenheit 9/11 but is always rooted in the desire to represent reality. Learn more about “Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction” here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/documentary-film-a-very-short-introduction-9780195182705 Patricia Aufderheide is a professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C., and founder-director of its Center for Social Media. She received the career achievement award for scholarship from the International Documentary Association in 2006 and has served as a Sundance Film Festival juror and as a board member of the Independent Television Service. She is the author, most recently, of The Daily Planet: A Critic on the Capitalist Culture Beat. Follow The Very Short Introductions Podcast on: – Amazon Music: https://oxford.ly/3jDBK5Z – Apple Podcasts: https://oxford.ly/2SQQ79R – Audible: https://oxford.ly/3yw0xSn – Blubrry: https://oxford.ly/2IVCep0 – Google Podcasts: https://oxford.ly/34W2bvY – iHeartRadio: https://oxford.ly/3vjowkl – SoundCloud: https://oxford.ly/3nPvtoD – Spotify: https://oxford.ly/3dxUJuP – Stitcher: https://oxford.ly/3k9kEvH – TuneIn: https://oxford.ly/3M7iMAU – YouTube: https://oxford.ly/3kZF8Jh © Oxford University Press