Karl Hess: Toward Liberty

Karl Hess Toward Liberty is a 1980 American short documentary film about the anarchist Karl Hess, produced by Roland Hall and Peter W. Ladue. It won an Academy Award in 1981 for Documentary Short Subject. The film was produced at Boston Universitys College of Communications, School of Broadcasting and Film, Graduate Film Program. Several students, faculty and others made a substantial contribution to creating the film.

The same new technology that enabled French New Wave dramatic films was adopted by American documentary filmmakers. Small for the day hand held cameras and greatly improved 16mm film stocks eliminated the need for placing the camera on a tripod and washing a scene with intense lighting. Until that point, the size and bulk of film making equipment had limited the chance of capturing real life and real human behavior.These films were a revelation. For the first time we were experiencing real life on film. No recreations, no staging. Cinema Verite was both voyeuristic and insightful. It was the worlds first Reality TV. ........

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