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‘TRANSCULTURAL CINEMA + David MacDougall TRANSCULTURAL CINEMA neSnogsew VW4INID TVUNLINISNVUL David MacDougall tec and with an rnodcten by Lacen ayer David MacDougall TRANSCULTURAL CINEMA Edited and with an Introduction by Lucien Taylor pri rr rt Pr In er Pe ety Ch, Wo Se, ime Masraions wi ey on Cnet Preface a aba nerducion by Lien Toe 3 ‘ene by Lan Te a Parone teen nit 1. Te Fae fhe Gn Sue s 2 Vinal Amtopolgy a the Ws oF Kang a A The Subse Wien Feortic Fil 2 oR nn eel say ek pi 5, Complies of Sle ho ‘mea ie ie 6 Whose Sty 0 space cate 7, Sailing bowie Fie 6 ncaa A ngrpic il: Fle ad Promise me } 9 Unive Camera Sle v9 1 2 When Less Less a —t 1 Pl Tech and be State of Documentary a , a 12, Fs of Mery zu no oo iran » {mene 0 megan 2 Ise, earose3 hs Mlustrations 1.8 suscnpper fay, Albans, 1936. Poop by Waler ‘Evan fm La Us Nw Prat Famous Men (1960 eon), Coaes 1 US. Fa Seunty Adamson Clon Px ae Fo aps Divan. Libary of Coarse % 2 Janie Léan/ Antoine Dein i Ler Que cents cop (Gas Ppp by Ane Die, Coury af Les Bs Ca 4. Ft lis Si, daring he Seg of Tepe Baris tise Photograph by Das! MasDooral © 5. Pic Bali Soa, daring th mig af Temp de Bars ‘us, 1982 Photog by Dai Mtv * {6 The ok inthe ume. Fn Lng Howth (1900, o 1 eso sino. Fen Fine Tere (1925). Coues of A. Pca. Anglo and Ley ia Chonigue dn (186) Phoopmp coer oe Bosh Fe Ise ote Wy pe 2. Biting: ape (970. apap ce one 1, Susi pe, Fo Tne wth Med 1972) un 12. A “trad” cae. Photograph mde ding theming of Goat. OU Man, 17S. Cores of he Ast Ise of ADS ‘ei and ones Sat Maer Stes, ws 13, Phogoptic psc of Masa man, Kena, 104 Patek 1 agp aoe, Bepen Cope 1st 15, lun Pocbermnka in he cle yar a TT ttn, Frm Three Horeen (1952) Coury of Asan nt o A ‘eh a Tare Seat an Sa 16. Ans Nano an ie iden nea Cape Keres nortbers ‘ees Fr Paar Paes (980 Corey tthe Ate "a nite of Arial sn To Stat ane State 1. Chrisie Nampa ntotuces eof chile th pis om Fania Pace (1980 Cur of he Assn Ii ‘Aberin a Tere St ane Sis 3 teem p18 Fo Ti wih Hs 19, Cee an Core 198), Ptoprap cosy of Ronn Fl. 2, Aevos compounding hing Fe Wedding Camels, 1974 Pho Joh Move, 21 A anya A Pp Son (0 Cr 2. From Henin Gerber (928). Couey of he Maca of Malo A i Sis hve 28 A leoptain cit fom FB ane Pics The Mer (ie XXIV) Phoograph by FD. Cored. Cayo te Fit Rv Se Mtcom, Unsere Od 24 Youth Eaten Cinj) fasten git ane on end {tom vane Ptr Fhe Rs (Pie 1) Corny the Pat Rivers Manu, Une of Oxo. 28. Boy oleting dang el (Lou), fom EE Era rics The er hte XVI) Cores te Pat Ries Msc ees Preface “Ts co ings oster many fhe sys Lave wren on dame cial eS ee tn ea ee (Grocdhdio Mie swing wa cone if course othe ‘erences of lms, for malig ne evs Camis Guess ‘She ofthe cys ae sown oof ny ei aes iota sock of Scumenary an erp, only sre pe ha eer tatu aes have ed sake cher eck tutti se ‘ale In aSrsing hem stare at Vp tt ino {Srna tec, even ome aves ao tn capi vedi ‘om eng may po emt ak ot meson re "Where hee reins wit ns, ae seh ley. The nd is ae aro post ad dpe one everyting ee Isis eign n he tplaone foal pel td ooo Satie pace. 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For ne tg Scand enabled doctrine td cas nia ‘Sui damon, with tin ene, T sc wa shift imdcumentary om he depo te pute pees ae ‘he gener othe pcr, sd Guha nested a) hep th “rg In shor pleat peal expen ws aed op sub Forde one at em Rouc, Ricard Leck he Male be cous en an est nn my bevy om hi son crear ckerocotentaize he fost ad so ear i itll rei lb an ape yt ‘ler Bat when specs wer ales wth ln sage seg he ‘en words and reo ls hon ne fer bvervatnal ites ‘gpl crore he stakes hehe et scone let sem an eae inane, econ ha ed ee sien lathe msn of scene tan ost i a hry oni t Mover hers er epostry fi end at eh mcr os hl a, ats fl ex athe ajc in tee more lel Ided nein trict of he mang encoun obvi ae neta ets ‘Heim rwowody aso frm of eon art, Maceo fee tune fh ca ne ng Hinmakerspom-of-iew ough vce ve sand tack Some wolf ‘nomaie he cesta he exe a dodge ao poe (ter tmedon an tty wine: Brit eset eon ‘hats ot he ng al ewer anti ulin ae at a th danands osetia corms plas en Vewe th tet ene he tc igi Hi inna sol ee soo {Satan ety 197s as since even wy tse ates ply on ‘meres, irc wth chal acta fogs, Ax NacDowall ‘nd "im Teaching ad the State fh Damen” pe 1 ‘hagh theme npc ofthe ume ye wands a {nly pred he way for obra mig ter ae py ie Si i i te vi el enn ng ‘Se ae anlar intervie sting, jst are io) wh ey Tink or doo teloson remeron imate, Hkeetimzopber se mae eet wat poe ata (4. expen oe led obese yng a Sig eo ‘oes fom neater a penance ve # 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Thse were ang the fs en ‘ahi is Te waste alge logs wih mabe ahr tan Sie ee er eine tee te ary ies of te ial speck David MacDlbissitce fran wo guetn the ome (fee aang (“Sting Ehogrpic Fl” cg i ‘Stat ccempments sot il toh apes npr yal Inspec fren viewers ates oui scm oat ee tame ‘incoming min Weserers ht nw Wester dna es all The Mata fis gy war shot 1968 arn hee a he ‘Ketsa Dat of Upansn t fo aho Sins Nat 190, Under Mens Te 172) and he T-aote T Live wih ed (172 {oo ie oneal aright dy Season and he rate so ‘Mtns bette sl the eal goverment To Secon ony ‘Sevshein 17 sone the Tr of sorbet Ken, nd const Gee frame The Nedig Come (197), sa gh gota Iwiweah tee a weg Lone hy (1079). me pa pn ur unre man nb ree on is Me sod fe fore of ie clwe:and’A We none Mies (980, explora the ‘yeh nme Tartana ee marge pO). 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