Nanook of the North, Don’t Look Back, The War Room, Monterey Pop Festival.

Instructions: Your original post should fall between at least 250-275 words. You may not use any outside sources for this assignment. You must cite Plantinga three times (for instructions on citation methods, please see the syllabus).

Prompt: Carl Plantinga (CP, pgs 9-18) discusses several different conceptions of documentary film (ubiquitous fiction thesis, ubiquitous documentary thesis, etc.). Give a brief descriiption of each, making sure to include any problems that arise with them. Is there a conception of documentary that you find most persuasive? Do you favor more than one thesis? Make sure and explain your position clearly. How do the films you have viewed for this unit inform your notion of documentary?

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