The Interactive Documentary in Canada
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Interactive documentary emerged rapidly from a constellation of changing technologies and practices to much excitement, yet its history is short and its future uncertain. In the mid-2010s Canada was a world leader in the creation of i-docs. Less than a decade later technological obsolescence has rendered many of these celebrated projects inaccessible, while rapid digital innovation continues to change the i-doc form and its modes of experience.
The Interactive Documentary in Canada captures this transitional moment in documentary filmmaking and media production. Bringing together a range of historical, theoretical, and critical approaches, this collection examines the past - and the imagined future - of a nonfiction storytelling phenomenon that has Canadian institutions, figures, and works at its centre. Embracing a polyphonic conception of interactive documentary, the volume includes explorations of web-based, app-based, installation, and virtual reality works that push the boundaries of what is understood as documentary cinema. Leading documentary scholars and makers consider the historical and technological contexts of i-doc production, innovation, and exhibition; the political and pedagogical potential of the genre; the ethics of the i‐doc experience; and the format’s future lifespan in the contemporary media landscape.
The Interactive Documentary in Canada establishes a place for the i-doc in the history of Canadian film, highlighting the genre’s significant impact on the National Film Board of Canada and on contemporary global documentary media.
ISBN
9780228021087
Publication Date
6-18-2024
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Number of Pages
372
Keywords
Interactive documentary, filmmaking, media production i-docs, technological obsolescence, nonfiction storytelling, Canadian film
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Film and Media Studies | Film Production
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences (FHASS)
Program
Honours Bachelor Film and Television Program (BFTV)
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SOURCE Citation
Baker, Michael Brendan and Mulvogue, Jessica, "The Interactive Documentary in Canada" (2024). Books & Chapters. 24.
https://source.sheridancollege.ca/fhass_books/24
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Baker, M. B., & Mulvogue, J. (Eds.). (2024). The interactive documentary in Canada. McGill-Queen’s University Press. https://www.mqup.ca/interactive-documentary-in-canada–the-products-9780228021087.php
