Discover
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.
Original Release
06/09/2000
US Release
06/09/2000
Links
Cast
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jean-Pierre Beauviala | |
| Michel Brault | |
| Gillian Caldwell | |
| Robin Cowie | |
| Robert Drew | |
| Jennifer Fox | |
| William Greaves | |
| Gregg Hale | |
| Wolf Koenig | |
| Roman Kroitor | |
| Barbara Kopple | |
| Richard Leacock | |
| Doug Leiterman | (as Douglas Leiterman) |
| Terence Macartney-Filgate | (as Terry Macartney-Filgate) |
| Albert Maysles | |
| D.A. Pennebaker | (as Donn A. Pennebaker) |
| Pierre Perrault | |
| Karel Reisz | |
| Jean Rouch | |
| Hope Ryden |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sally Bochner | Executive Producer |
| Doris Girard | Executive Producer |
| Kirwan Cox | Producer |
| Éric Michel | Producer |
| Adam Symansky | Producer |
