The Social Documentary in Latin America

Twenty essays by major filmmakers and critics provide the first survey of the evolution of documentary film in Latin America. While acknowledging the political and historical weight of the documentary, the contributors are also concerned with the aesthetic dimensions of the medium and how Latin American practitioners have defined the boundaries of the form.

Author: Julianne Burton
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 09/15/1990
Pages: 474
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780822954194

About the Author
Julianne Burton-Carvajal is professor of literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz.