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Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless": How World War II Changed Cinema & Helped Create the French New Wave https://openculture.com//jean-luc-godards-breathless-how-w

Buffy Sainte-Marie already had three records under her belt when she appeared on CBC in the spring of 1966.

The Smithsonian Puts 2.8 Million High-Res Images Online and Into the Public Domain https://openculture.com/?p=1074567

We all know it, but now a study in the US has shown that the public turn to documentary to get the truth. A new study just released by the Centre for Social Media and Impact, called 'Breaking the Silence' "highlights why and how documentaries can be used as a platform to organize community events and foster public dialogue about racial violence and injustice". https://tinyurl.com/yxu5a4tq... Worth quoting: At a time of escalating media distrust, and expanding partisan divides and news deserts, viewers saw documentary storytelling as trustworthy and credible. People often (in every group) shared a belief that local and national media outlets are failing us and that uncomfortable truths are being hidden from them. They expressed a range of emotions from sadness and shame to outrage and frustration at not knowing more about cases of racial violence and suspicious suicides across the country, and a feeling that they are missing critical stories important to them and their community. Participants widely described the documentary as providing information of critical value to them and as a trustworthy vehicle of information. Participants felt it provided essential details and facts, which they believe to be true. The documentary provided representations and experiences not commonly found in mainstream news. Participants of color expressed feeling ‘seen’ by the documentary in ways they don’t usually experience within the news coverage of mainstream national and local news sources (including newspapers and cable news networks).

Important read.

Looking forward to moderating Dok Leipzig's short film pitch tomorrow: DOK Short n’ Sweet 2020 is ready to take off.....Seven short film projects are selected to pitch their vision to a panel of international experts: https://dok-leipzig.de/en/short-n-sweet. It is open to all accredited guests

An appeal on #AudiovisualHeritageDay: The Cinemateca Brasileira is in crisis, and for 300 days it has been abandoned by the Brazilian government. You can help by sharing the image and tagging @CulturaGovBr @jairbolsonaro @secomvc. #wdavh2020 #soscinematecabrasileira pic.twitter.com/EB8cR7j32Z

Happy World Day for Audiovisual Heritage!