The classic documentary Suzanne, Suzanne comes to mind (1982): http://www.twn.org/catalog/pages/cpage.aspx?rec=759&card=price. Camille Billops interviews her cousin and her aunt about their struggles with domestic abuse. It's a really beautiful film. Jen On 2/10/11 6:57 AM, "Roel Vande Winkel" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I teach at a film department. One of my MA students is preparing a > documentary film about a "family secret". The film is about her own > grandfather, who is still married to her grandmother, but who has also been > having (for several decades) an affair with his wife's sister. This matter > is known by most members of the family, but rarely discussed in private and > never in public. My student will have to interview her grandfather, her > grandmother, her great-aunt and several other members of her family. > To prepare my student for this task, we are looking for similar > documentaries. Films that deal with personal secrets or family secrets. > Films for which the director had to ask his interviewees some very personal > and painful questions. We would welcome suggestions regarding film titles or > regarding literature dealing with such topics. > > Roel Vande Winkel > Sint-Lukas Brussels University College of Art and Design > University of Antwerp > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite > http://www.ScreenSite.org Jen Schneider Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts and International Studies Colorado School of Mines ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html