What Farocki Taught


30m 1998

Brief Synopsis

A shot-for-shot reproduction of Harun Farocki's 1968 film "Inexinguishable Fire," an unreleased documentary about the production of Nepalm B during the Vietnam War. Performed as an excercise to question documentary film's re-presentation of information and truthful experience, the film re-presents t

Cast & Crew

Jill Godmilow

Director

Film Details

Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Video Data Bank

Technical Specs

Duration
30m

Synopsis

A shot-for-shot reproduction of Harun Farocki's 1968 film "Inexinguishable Fire," an unreleased documentary about the production of Nepalm B during the Vietnam War. Performed as an excercise to question documentary film's re-presentation of information and truthful experience, the film re-presents the documentary itself as a means to address issues of epistemology inherent to the practice of documentary filmmaking.

Film Details

Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Video Data Bank

Technical Specs

Duration
30m

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