{"product_id":"9781438460529","title":"Looking with Robert Gardner","description":"\u003ci\u003eAssesses the range and magnitude of Robert Gardner’s achievements as a filmmaker, photographer, writer, educator, and champion of independent cinema.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring his lifetime, Robert Gardner (1925–2014) was often pigeonholed as an ethnographic filmmaker, then criticized for failing to conform to the genre’s conventions—conventions he radically challenged. With the release of his groundbreaking film \u003ci\u003eDead Birds\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963, Gardner established himself as one of the world’s most extraordinary independent filmmakers, working in a unique border area between ethnography, the essay film, and poetic\/experimental cinema. Richly illustrated, \u003ci\u003eLooking with Robert Gardner\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the range and magnitude of Gardner’s achievements not only as a filmmaker but also as a still photographer, writer, educator, and champion of independent cinema. The contributors give critical attention to Gardner’s most ambitious films, such as \u003ci\u003eDead Birds\u003c\/i\u003e (1963, New Guinea), \u003ci\u003eRivers of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e (1975, Ethiopia), and \u003ci\u003eForest of Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e (1986, India), as well as lesser-known films that equally exemplify his mode of seeking anthropological understanding through artistic means. They also attend to his films about artists, including his self-depiction in \u003ci\u003eStill Journey OnM\u003c\/i\u003e (2011); to his roots in experimental film and his employment of experimental procedures; and to his support of independent filmmakers through the Harvard Film Study Center and the television series \u003ci\u003eScreening Room\u003c\/i\u003e, which provided an opportunity for numerous important film and video artists to present and discuss their work.","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180926484720,"sku":"9781438460529","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781438460529_p0.jpg?v=1763755972","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781438460529","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}