Cinema Verite: Defining the Moment (2000)

The story of the cinéma vérité movement and its on-going influence upon documentary filmmaking. Guided by two key factors - the increasing availability of lightweight camera equipment and an aesthetic commitment to capturing reality in its raw immediacy - the movement gave rise to the groundbreaking filmmakers D.A.Pennebaker,Jean Rouch,Richard Leacock and Frederick Wiseman,and produced such classics as 'Primary','Don't Look Back' and 'Salesmen',all of which are featured here.