Davis Guggenheim Documentary Analysis

The Waiting Room is a 2012 documentary film and social media project directed by Peter Nicks that follows the life and times of patients, doctors, and staff at Highland Hospital , a safety-net hospital in Oakland, California. The project includes a blog which features stories and conversations from the waiting room as well as behind-the-scenes information about the project. Frequent video updates from the project are posted on the blog. These videos examine what life is like in an American public hospital caring for a community of largely uninsured patients. Many hospitals and health systems provide charity care for uninsured individuals when they require acute care, but the most forward thinking ones are also concerned with caring for this

In Waiting For Superman, director Davis Guggenheim wants the American people to become aware of the education crisis taking place in the country so they can realize that drastic change is needed. The Music and visuals play a fundamental role in presenting the severity of the problem with education in America. Thirty minutes into the video, a cartoon is shown to portray how contrasting views and regulations do not truly allow an educator to do their job. The cartoon design is innocent and there is calm, soothing music in the background. The music and cartoon visual choice are meant to mimic how Americans handicap themselves with unnecessary rules, when in reality, it should be as smooth as the short cartoon. In addition, later in the video,

Imagine being denied a basic education solely because your parents do not have a steady income, or being denied a basic education simply because you do not live in a place with access to a quality public school. For many, the lack of a satisfactory education is something that is not an issue, but one would be surprised to see how prevalent this problem actually is. The film, Waiting for Superman highlights the many issues that are indeed obvious when examining the United States’ education system. The film centers around failing schools in mainly urban areas where the problems seem to be the most abundant, but it does not deny the fact that these many problems do exist everywhere throughout the country. Director Davis Guggenheim generates, in the movie Waiting for Superman, the claim that our education system is failing, and highlights the idea that although there are some solutions that have shown effective there is still more that needs to be done. Guggenheim formulates his claim through his use of a shocking, sometimes sad tone as well as an effective narrative structure throughout the film.

Home, where you feel safe, comfortable, and respected. The good, old and vintage American Dream compelled countless Americans to work day in and day out to acquire a house, a car, and a happy family. On this promised land, stated by the Declaration of Independence- “all men are created equal”, African Americans had a completely opposite experience on the path of purchasing and renting a house or an apartment during the Great Migration (African Americans are still discriminated by various institutions today). During the course of AFRAM 101 about segregation, I recalled articles and videos from the New York Times that I have read in the real estate section because they all portray minority groups’ experience with housing. I find many of the articles and videos relevant and insightful to discussions in the class, yet, “One residence, two different worlds” film by Colin Archdeacon provides remarkable perspective on the African American housing issue in New York City.

Stephanie Soechtig, is an award-winning film-maker, and director and producer of the nonfiction documentary Fed Up. She began producing documentaries for network news programs such as Primetime Live and 20/20, while also working for Good Morning America during the 2000 presidential elections and the O’Reilly Factor. In 2008, Soechtig partnered with Michael and Michelle Walrath to start Atlas Films, which provided inspiration and education to consumers on the most controversial topics. So far, Soechtig has been awarded the “Best Documentary Feature” for Tapped (2009), “People’s Choice Award” for Under the Gun (2016), and Fortune Magazine named Soechtig as being one of the “Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink” (Biography). In 2014, Soechtig’s “Grand Jury Prize” nominated film Fed Up (2014), narrated by TV Journalist Katie Couric, was created in hopes of unveiling the hidden secrets of the food industry by using statistical analysis and research expert’s testimonies to inform viewers of the direct impact that the food industry has on the health of our nation’s most vulnerable population—children. Soechtig and Couric present the argument that the roles of our government along with the interests and processing methods of food industries are ultimately responsible for the increasing rates of childhood obesity in the United States.

The documentary, The Good Fight, captures the many struggles and sacrifices James Farmer faced during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Through first hand accounts, pictures, and documents, this film brings James Farmer to life portraying him as a selfless, committed, and collaborative leader dedicated to the movement. James Farmer experienced segregation from a young age and knew at that point that he must actively do something to put an end to it. He strongly believed in changing something that is wrong rather than just passively accommodating to the world.

In the following I want to introduce you to two different Chicagoan artists, who were presented in the PBS series Art:21. I have chosen Chris Ware and Theaster Gates.

This film is strong and very effective with many strengths. It gives a detailed account of slavery and the lives of significant people who helped to abolish slavery. It talks about David Walker and his appeal and what the Appeal did for all blacks and whites fighting for the cause. Later it talks about Maria Stewart (Walker’s prodigy) and how she was the first black women to speak to a mixed audience those of men and women and how the lawsuit she won later would bring about the Emancipation.

Better eating Many people in today's world rarely pay attention to the foods they put in their bodies. Our country has now started to revolve and include fast food in our everyday lives, we do this because it has become convenient, cheaper and even just more fun. Because of this the obesity rate in our country has increased drastically, and will continue to rise if we do not take our eating habits more seriously. Fast food restaurants make it hard for us to make better decisions with our eating habits because they advertise and make it seem like fast food is a better alternative.

This paper will provide a brief overview of the documentary, Awful Normal. The documentary follows the journey of Celesta and Karen as they face their biggest challenge, their perpetrator. On the last day of the documentary, they confront their perpetrator; this paper will discuss some of the key issues observed from this confrontation. As well, analyze where each of the women are in their own closure to their abuse and relationship to their perpetrator. Awful Normal reflects how much childhood traumas can psychologically scar or ruin successive generations especially if gone untreated or effective action taken to help the children abused.

NANCY BLACHMAN, a documentary film fan, has supported PBS POV, PBS NOW, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Loteria Films, Jewish Film Institute, and documentaries including: American Winter, Audrie & Daisy, The Bad Kids, Canary in a Coal Mine, Documented, ERDŐS 100, The Future of Energy, Hava Nagila, Julia Robinson and Hilbert’s Tenth Problem, Last Days in Vietnam, Newtown, Notes on Blindness, The Oakland Police Project, Our Energy Future, Pushouts, The Race to Save the World, The Return, Seeing Further with Nelson Blachman, Something New Every Day: The Math & Magic of Ron Graham, Strong Island, Trapped, Troubled Water, Untitled Coral Reefs, Voices of Deoli, and What’s Love Got to Do with It? I have also donated or invested in the feature films Dara Ju

They have their ups and downs, struggling to define who they are, in an often cruel society (Davis, 2009). The two main themes found within the documentary focus on strife in their current lives, and the potential for a better future, both of which relate to our class

We grew upset that this has been Monson, had joined forces with a self-promoting Narcissist like Marc Ching. These two making a documentary means a whole lot of dogs will die for their greater good.

The documentary “Man on Wire” is stating a truth story about Philippe Petit. He was walking back and forward on the wire that between the 110th floor of the Twin Towers. The director of this movie: James Marsh interviewed each person who’s relate the event, including who’s catch Philippe after he came back down from the wire. He let each person recollect the memories from that moment. As recalled by Philippe, it was an unlawful event, because he didn’t get authorization, he just faked into the Twin Towers, but he done that amazing show, the great show. From the book “Let the Great World Spin”, the ladies were talking the similar event in the story. A man was walking on the wire that between the Twin Towers. But in the story, they all are third

This project aims to further develop the experimental side of documentary practice, with special focus on ethnography. It will take the form of an experimental documentary juxtaposing enactments of the past with depictions of the present, through a case study focusing on North-Eastern Romanian villages, engaging villagers into re-enactments of traditional life from the past as method of documenting their self reflection on the transition to the present.