The Essay Film After Fact and Fiction

Author/Contributor(s):	Alter, Nora M
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	01/02/2018
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Nora M. Alter reveals the essay film to be a hybrid genre that fuses the categories of feature, art, and documentary film. The essay film draws on a variety of forms and approaches; in the process, it fundamentally alters the shape of cinema. The Essay Film After Fact and Fiction locates the genre's origins and follows its transformations.