A documentary about direct-cinema from its very beginnings (Nanook of the North) to the fake-direct-cinema of the Blair Witch Project. All the important direct-cinema filmmakers are portrayed and/or interviewed: Leacock, Wiseman, Maysles, Pennebaker, Reisz and others.
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Germany 11 February 2000
United States 09 June 2000
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03 January 2000
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22 December 2000
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25 September 2000
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05 May 2000
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23 June 2000
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29 September 2000
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be.
13 April 2000
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15 March 2000
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24 May 2000
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22 December 2000
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19 May 2000
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