Flaherty

<p>This is the inspiring story of The Flaherty one of the oldest continuously running nonprofit media arts institutions in the world which has shaped the development of independent film video and emerging forms in the United States over the past 60 years. Combining the words of legendary independent filmmakers with a detailed history of The Flaherty Patricia R. Zimmermann and Scott MacDonald showcase its history and legacy amply demonstrating how the relationships created at the annual Flaherty seminar have been instrumental in transforming American media history. Moving through the decades each chapter opens with a detailed history of the organization by Zimmermann who traces the evolution of The Flaherty from a private gathering of filmmakers to a small annual convening to today's ever-growing nexus of filmmakers scholars librarians producers funders distributors and others associated with international independent cinema. MacDonald expands each chapter by giving voice to the major figures in the evolution of independent media through transcriptions of key discussions galvanized by films shown at The Flaherty. The discussions feature Frances Flaherty Robert Gardner Fred Wiseman Willard Van Dyke Jim McBride Michael Snow Hollis Frampton Erik Barnouw Barbara Kopple Ed Pincus Trinh T. Minh-ha Bruce Conner Peter Watkins Su Friedrich Marlon Riggs William Greaves Ken Jacobs Kazuo Hara Mani Kaul Craig Baldwin Bahman Ghobadi Eyal Sivan and many others.</p>