Write a synopsis for each film, siting key moments throughout the film.

Write a synopsis for each film, siting key moments throughout the film.

Films: “Sherman’s March”, Ross McElwee; “The Thin Blue Line”, Erroll Morris; “Roger & Me”, Michael Moore; “Hoop Dreams”, Steve James; “Civil War; Episode 1”, Ken Burns; “Pandemic” (All episodes of this NetFlix documentary series.)

OPTION 1: Films from the ’80s & ‘90s
I.) Write a synopsis for each film, siting key moments throughout the film. 1 page each.
 
II.) For each of the films, write a detailed discussion in response to the prompt that’s included:
A) Sherman’s March
1) Rewatch the opening scene of “Sherman’s March“. Per the discussion in class, create a written discussion about the change in documentary style that McElwee signals though the images and narration in this opening scene.
  
2) Then review this article about McElwee and discuss the ways that he has influenced later filmmakers who borrowed from his groundbreaking work in “Sherman’s March”:
http://archive.boston.com/news/education/higher/ar… (Links to an external site.)
 
B) The Thin Blue Line
1) Based on what we watched in class, and this npr interview segment with director Erroll Morris, discuss his statements about truth and subjective truth and site a minimum of three examples in “The Thin Blue Line” in which Morris show us an individual’s subjective truth, and then he at least implies the actual truth.
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?stor… (Links to an external site.)
2) Do you agree with Morris’s assessment of truth and subjective truth and why or why not? (The more developed your opinion is in its discussion, the higher your grade is likely to be for this part of the paper.)

Answer preview Write a synopsis for each film, siting key moments throughout the film.

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