Blind Spot
(2008), 6 min"Blind Faith" reconsiders the notion of "disability", explores the creative space between lightness and darkness, and envisions art as a collaboration and act of faith.About Doc ChallengeThe International Documentary Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmakers have 5 days to make a short non-fiction film (4-7 minutes.) All of the registered participants make their films during the same time period (early March) and are required to ship the movie by the deadline. In addition to being restricted on time, the filmmakers must choose between 2 assigned documentary genres (such as Biography, Music, 1st Person, etc.) and are assigned a specific theme (such as "Freedom") that will dictate the content and direction of their film. The top 12 films (determined by a panel of judges) premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto where the Winners are announced. After the premiere, there are additional theatrical screenings in major cities, possible television exposure and a DVD release of the best films.
Learning Questions
1. What is the definition of peak oil? How do we know this is going to happen?
2. What is the difficulty with societies as they evolve to become more complex, according to Joseph Tainter, PhD?
3. What research did David Pimentel, PhD, do with Ethanol and what did he discover?
4. What type of rethinking and reorganizing is needed for our world to continue to exist according to David Korten, PhD?
5. What has led to stage one smog alerts coming back to the LA area?
6. Why do you think the filmmaker made this film?
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