A Critical Cinema 5: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers

by Scott MacDonald

A Critical Cinema 5 is the fifth volume in Scott MacDonald's Critical Cinema series, the most extensive, in-depth exploration of independent cinema available in English. In this new set of interviews, MacDonald engages filmmakers in detailed discussions of their films and of the personal experiences and political and theoretical currents that have shaped their work. The interviews are arranged to express the remarkable diversity of modern independent cinema and the interactive community of filmmakers that has dedicated itself to producing forms of cinema that critique conventional media.

Genres: Film

461 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 2005

Reviews

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 3 out of 5]

The detail that wrecked me in A Critical Cinema 5 was a tiny gesture in an otherwise quiet scene. Scott MacDonald buries the big feelings in small moments, which is exactly why they land. The surrounding plot is thinner than I wanted. Great for readers who feel more than they say, skip if you want big drama.

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scott MacDonald turns A Critical Cinema 5: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers into a sharp critique of how modern culture encourages us to critique trivialities while leaving real authority untouched.