Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment

Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment is 1999 Canadian documentary film directed by Peter Wintonick about cinéma vérité filmmaking. The film looks at the work of such notable documentary filmmakers as Jean Rouch, Frederick Wiseman, and Barbara Kopple and Robert Drew, as well as the contributions of the National Film Board of Canada through such films as Lonely Boy. The film also looks at the influence of cinéma vérité on the pioneering found footage horror film The Blair Witch Project, and interviews video-auteur Floria Sigismondi. Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment was produced by the NFB.

Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment
Directed byPeter Wintonick
Written byKirwan Cox
Produced byAdam Symansky
Éric Michel
CinematographyFrancis Miquet
Edited byMarlo Miazga
Production
company
National Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • September 1999 (1999-09) (Vancouver International Film Festival)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
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