Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents this 6 week class facilitated by Michael Fox. The course will examine how documentary filmmakers from other countries explore contemporary social issues and subcultures and reevaluate historical events. In each class, we will watch and discuss a recent one-hour film, emphasizing the film-making over the film's subject. We'll examine the myth of objectivity, the effects of the camera's presence, the role of drama and suspense, and each film's artistic goals. Gain a deeper understanding of how documentaries are crafted for maximum impact.

Michael Fox has written about film for dozens of regional and national publications since 1987, including SF Weekly, SF360.org, and KQED.org. Fox curates and hosts the Friday night CinemaLit film series at the Mechanics' Institute, and teaches documentary classes at the San Francisco Art Institute and OLLI at UC Berkeley and SF State. He is a member of the San Francisco Film Critics Circle.

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$125 for the series