Citation: Walsh, S. (2024). The documentary filmmaker's intuition: Creating ethical & impactful non-fiction films. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003320296 Annotation: In chapter 6, "Autobiography, Family Histories, & Personal Storytelling", describes the development of the personal documentary and the shifting standards of judgement. In the early days of personal documentary, personal narrative-driven documentaries and family stories were seen as self-absorbed and judged to be inoffensive. However, in the course of documentary development, film and television makers found the further exploration of their own stories compelling, and audiences were happy to buy into the plot conflicts and developments of personal documentaries. These stories, derived from the creator's personal experience and everyday experiences, can reveal to the viewer the truth about the world that may have been hidden from them from a particular perspective. An example: Sol Guy...
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