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Contemporary documentarians will explore the rapidly-changing landscape and increasing profile of documentary filmmaking in The Rise of Nonfiction Movies, the latest installment of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ John Huston Lecture series, on Wednesday, October 26 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The evening will be impaneled by prestigious documentary filmmakers and moderated by R.J. Cutler, producer-director of The September Issue (2009) and producer of The War Room (1993).
While information may be spreading faster and distribution choices are evolving at a dizzying pace, non-fiction filmmakers continue to find cutting-edge solutions and storytelling forms to prove that truth is often better than fiction.
Despite the significant hurdles their producers and distributors often face, theatrical documentaries have gained a newfound popularity, in many cases because of their willingness to challenge the status quo and delve into the drama, humor and fascination of real life.
The Academy’s John Huston Lecture on Documentary Filmmaking is named to honor Huston’s legacy as witnessed in his controversial World War II documentaries, Report from the Aleutians (1943), San Pietro (1944, withheld from release until 1945) and Let There Be Light (1946, suppressed from public release until 1980).
Tickets for The Rise of Non-Fiction Movies go on sale October 3. For more information, call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org.