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Donal Mosher & Michael Palmieri (2010)

Duration: 28:27    

Donal Mosher & Michael Palmieri | Masterclass | 2010

October Country is a beautifully rendered portrait of an American family struggling for stability while haunted by the ghosts of war, teen pregnancy, foster care and child abuse. A collaboration between filmmaker Mike Palmieri and photographer and family member Donal Mosher, this vibrant and penetrating documentary examines the forces that unsettle the working poor and the violence that lurks beneath the surface of American life.

In this masterclass Mosher and Palmieri divulge a dearth of insights into the making of their feature doc debut October Country. Emphasising subject relationships, inspiration ideas, and how to use style in documentary film, the filmmakers give an insight into their use of correlative metaphors for an American family’s problematic core.

This class is made up of 6 parts ALL viewable at the top of this page in the embedded playlist:

Part 1: Working with Family & in Collaboration
Part 2: Using Metaphor
Part 3: Shooting Documentary
Part 4: The Editing Process
Part 5: Funding
Part 6: Uses of Collaboration

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