First person TV

Good stories, well told by those who have lived them, have a special value in conveying universal human experiences. In this session, we discuss a range of documentaries which use this approach to a good effect.

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Family gathering

duration 49 minutes 27 seconds

Family gathering

Family gathering

From UPF

Five days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, the F.B.I. arrested Masuo Yasui, a 30-year resident of the United States, as “potentially…
Santa Marta: two weeks in the “Favela”

duration 56 minutes 1 second

Santa Marta: two weeks in the “Favela”

Santa Marta: two weeks in the “Favela”

From UPF

“Santa Marta – two weeks in the Favela” shows the daily life and world view of people living on Dona Marta hill, a shanty-town of 10.000 people located…
Seven women, seven sins: anger

duration 19 minutes 40 seconds

Seven women, seven sins: anger

Seven women, seven sins: anger

From UPF

What constitutes a deadly sin in this day and age? That was the question German television put to seven women filmmakers from five countries. In the seventies,…
War generation, Beirut

duration 1 hour 4 minutes

War generation, Beirut

War generation, Beirut

From UPF

For too many young people in the world today, war is a natural way of life – they have no other. In Lebanon, there has been civil war of one kind or another for…

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