Filming History from Below: Microhistorical Documentaries

In recent decades, a type of historical documentary has emerged that focuses on tightly circumscribed subjects, personal archives, and first-person perspectives. Efrén Cuevas categorizes these films as “microhistorical documentaries” and examines how they push cinema’s capacity as a producer of historical knowledge in new directions.

• | Author: Efren Cuevas
• | Publisher: Columbia University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 11, 2022
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780231195973
• | ISBN-10: 0231195974