I am very tempted to begin this book by quoting from Vivian Sobchack's (2004) introduction
to her book Carnal Thoughts: Embodiment and Moving Image Culture in which she claims …

The use of the smartphone as a high-quality video camera has opened up a range of new
creative possibilities for documentary filmmaking, taking advantage of these mobile devices' …

The aim of this text is to analyze three biopics by Martin Scorsese, questioning whether they
can function as a source of visual memory/testimonial for the future even if subjectivity …

This research-creation is a photographic-videographic approach to the concept of
fatherhood. It is based on my experience as a father of two children aged ten and thirteen …

This practice-based research project focuses on selected contemporary moving image
practices that work with strategies of experimental documentary, essayistic filmmaking, and …

ABSTRACT Pašportrets/Self-Portrait, a 1972 short film by Latvian body and performance
artist Andris Grinbergs, is both a singular artifact of Cold War-era Soviet dissident culture …

This paper aims to analyze expressions of the self in personal film-essays and how the
characteristics of audiovisual media, by altering our perception of time and enabling new …

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Sevivas Abreu Relatório de Projeto para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Cinema (2º ciclo de …

This chapter focuses on the Nina's exhilarating performance of the Black Swan, her success
as an artist, and her achievement of perfection, while putting in abeyance her death. The …

Sou filha de uma cientista política que foi presa, torturada e exilada na ditadura civil-militar
instalada no Brasil durante o período de 1964-1985. Vim ao mundo ao mesmo tempo em …