Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1-2018

Publication Title

Female Authorship and the Documentary Image: Theory, Practice, and Aesthetics

Pages

22-39

Publisher Name

Edinburgh University Press

Publisher Location

Edinburgh

Abstract

New Day Films was founded in 1972 - on the cusp of sweeping changes in documentary and feminist filmmaking practice - by four documentarists who were unable to gain distribution in the bottleneck of the New York nonfic­tion filmmaking scene (Figure 1). Despite these challenges, their films abot1t the everyday texture of women's lives were in demand with audiences as the women's movement grew across the country.' Today, New Day is one of the most financially stable nontheatrical distribution collectives in North America, boasting more than 165 members and $1rn in yearly revenues.2 Films distrib­uted by the collective have been screened, broadcast and awarded around the world, studied in media journals, discussed at organising events, showcased in museums, and collected by libraries. New Day's collective (and its collection) provide compelling objects of study for the history of gender and documentary authorship.

Identifier

9781474419475

Comments

Author Posting. © The Authors 2018. This chapter is posted here by permission of Edinburgh University Press for personal use, not for redistribution. The chapter was published in Female Authorship and the Documentary Image: Theory, Practice, and Aesthetics, 2018, https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-female-authorship-and-the-documentary-image.html

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