According to his son Nick Davis, "Hearts & Minds" Peter Davis had nothing to do with the Mandela and Apartheid films. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= James Monaco 212 777 5463 UNET 2 Corporation 212 777 5534 (fax) 80 East 11th Street 800 269 6422 (sales) New York NY 10003 http://UNET.net http://HEPDigital.com On Feb 15, 2006, at 4:18 PM, Rupert Laurie wrote: > Call for Papers > > 2006 Film and History Conference > “The Documentary Tradition” > www.filmandhistory.org > DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 20 July 2006 > > AREA: Peter Davis > > In a 1975 Cineaste article, Peter Biskind wrote, “Hearts and > Minds is the Vietnam film to end Vietnam films, a million dollar > Vietnam spectacular. By deploying the vast resources of a major > Hollywood production company, wildly beyond anything imaginable by > the anti-war film-makers who labored doggedly on their grainy black > and white documentaries during the sixties, it reveals the > aspiration to have the last word, to get, finally, to the root of > the problem.” As one can see, Peter Davis utilized techniques more > commonly found in fictional Hollywood productions when creating his > films, yet many consider him one of the foremost documentarians of > the late twentieth century. Does Davis deserve this > “documentarian” title? Do Davis’ politics influence the > presentation of his subject matter? Does Peter Davis’ other films > including, The Selling of the Pentagon (1971), Winnie and Nelson > Mandela (1986), and In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid > (1993) follow the same patterns of > Hearts and Minds (1974)? These questions along with many others > spring to mind when contemplating Peter Davis and his impact on the > documentary tradition, therefore, Film and History invites > submissions on all aspects of Peter Davis, his films, his > techniques, and his impact for its bi-annual conference. > > Please submit your 200-250 word proposals to Laurie Rupert, Area > Chair, Department of English, Oklahoma State University 74978 > through email [log in to unmask] Panel proposals, for up to four > presenters, are also welcome, but each presenter must submit his or > her own paper proposal by 20 July 2006. > > You can find information concerning the Film and History > Conference at www.filmandhistory.org. The conference runs from > Wednesday, 8 November 2006 to Sunday, 12 November 2006 at the Dolce > Convention Center near the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. Guest > filmmakers are D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus. > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & > more on new and used cars. > > ---- > To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF > Screen-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]