Check out the work of Ron Mann. Quite distinctive and most of his films have had theatrical release. Joe Medjuck > I'm writing an entry on documentary film in the last decade, for a film > encyclopedia, with an emphasis on authorial, theatrically-oriented > documentaries. (I'm noting the distinction between these and more > formula-driven, televisual doc production.) Among the artists I've seen as > exemplifying the range of expression are Herzog, Morris, Kopple, Guzman, > and of course Moore. (I think the fact that these are all well-established > has a lot to do with why they were so well-positioned in the theatrical > market in the last decade.) I'm wondering if you have recommendations for > great new reading to recommend and trends/other artists that are > can't-miss in a short entry. Thanks so much! > > > Pat Aufderheide, Professor and Director > Center for Social Media, School of Communication > American University > 3201 New Mexico Av. NW, #330 > Washington, DC 20016-8080 > www.centerforsocialmedia.org > [log in to unmask] > 202-885-2069 > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite > http://www.ScreenSite.org ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html