The Blackfish Documentary

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“ “They [the working class] cannot be represented themselves; they must be represented.” This statement to which much documentary film and video production by those who have been presumed “victims” of the documentary tradition.” When I read this, I thought of Tilikum as a victim right away from the documentary Blackfish. Tilikum the working killer whale, had been misrepresented as a murderer because of his anger from being miss treated and not having a voice to tell his side of the story. Tilikum can not stand up for himself and tell the trainers what he wants. This is when reporters make judgements of him being horrible putting it on the news, in reality he is just rebelling for the horrible life he was forced into, hoping to be freed.

3)How did Dziga Vertov's style of filmmaking mimic or undermine the politics of the Soviet Union in the early 20th century? You can also view this for reference if needed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z97Pa0ICpn8 …show more content…

He going against the ways of the soviet union using free thinking in his documentaries. Dziga Vertov made documentaries the way he wanted them to be seen through his eyes.
4)How have documentarians addressed identity and new forms of identity in their work? Give a specific example of a film as referenced in the

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