{"product_id":"film-and-genocide-kristi-m-wilson-9780299285647","title":"Film and Genocide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFilm and Genocide\u003c\/i\u003e brings together scholars of film and of genocide to discuss film representations, both fictional and documentary, of the Holocaust, the Armenian genocide, and genocides in Chile, Australia, Rwanda, and the United States. Since 1955, when Alain Resnais created his experimental documentary \u003ci\u003eNight and Fog\u003c\/i\u003e about the Nazis' mass killings of Jews and other ostracized groups, filmmakers have struggled with using this medium to tell such difficult stories, to re-create the sociopolitical contexts of genocide, and to urge awareness and action among viewers. This volume looks at such issues as realism versus fiction, the challenge of depicting atrocities in a manner palatable to spectators and film distributors, the Holocaust film as a model for films about other genocides, and the role of new technologies in disseminating films about genocide.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFilm and Genocide\u003c\/i\u003e also includes interviews with three film directors, who discuss their experiences in working with deeply disturbing images and bringing hidden stories to life: Irek Dobrowolski, director of \u003ci\u003eThe Portraitist\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) a documentary about Wilhelm Brasse, an Auschwitz-Birkenau prisoner ordered to take more than 40,000 photos at the camp; Nick Hughes, director of \u003ci\u003e100 Days\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) a dramatic film about the Rwandan mass killings; and Greg Barker, director of \u003ci\u003eGhosts of Rwanda\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), a television documentary for \u003ci\u003eFrontline\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristi M. Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299285642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299285647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012","brand":"Kristi M. Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086467838207,"sku":"9780299285647","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd275b99-a2cc-4686-98c1-4fd2b8b3ad4a.jpg?v=1769094836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/film-and-genocide-kristi-m-wilson-9780299285647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}