Capturing Reality (2008)
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex creative process that goes into making non-fiction films. Deftly charting the documentarian's journey, it poses the question: can film capture reality?
Director: Pepita Ferrari
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Errol Morris as Self |
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Werner Herzog as Self |
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Jessica Yu as Self |
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Albert Maysles as Self |
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Nick Broomfield as Self |
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Laura Poitras as Self |
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Kevin Macdonald as Self |
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Patricio Guzmán as Self |
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Jennifer Baichwal as Self |
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Scott Hicks as Self |
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Michel Brault as Self |
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Molly Dineen as Self |
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Eduardo Coutinho as Self |
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Jean-Xavier de Lestrade as Self |
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Jennifer Fox as Self |
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Manfred Becker as Self |
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Paul Cowan as Self |
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Alanis Obomsawin as Self |
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Denis Gheerbrant as Self |
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Serge Giguère as Self |
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Heddy Honigmann as Self |
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Sylvain L'Espérance as Self |
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Kim Longinotto as Self |
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Stan Neumann as Self |
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Velcrow Ripper as Self |
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Joan Churchill as Self |
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Barry Stevens as Self |
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Hubert Sauper as Self |
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Nettie Wild as Self |
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Rakesh Sharma as Self |
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Peter Wintonick as Self |
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Jean-Pierre Lledo as Self |
| Editing | Barbara Brown | Editor |
| Production | Michelle van Beusekom | Producer |
| Camera | Marc Gadoury | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Pepita Ferrari | Director |
| Production | Pepita Ferrari | Researcher |
| Editing | Sylvia Mezei | Archival Footage Research |
| Writing | Pepita Ferrari | Writer |
| Production | Diane Poitras | Consulting Producer |
| Sound | Robert Marcel Lepage | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Katherine Kasirer | Researcher |
| Production | Christiane Talbot | Researcher |
| Production | Steve Hallé | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Michelle van Beusekom | Researcher |
| Editing | Gabriella Romano | Archival Footage Research |
| Production | Jerry McIntosh | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Gabriella Romano | Researcher |
