Awards

• Winner of Winner of the 2021 Broadcast Education Association Book Award Finalist, 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Award (Social Change category).
• Winner of Winner of the 2021 Broadcast Education Association Book Award.

Overview

"Only a few years after the 2013 Sundance Film Festival premiere of Blackfish - an independent documentary film that critiqued the treatment of orcas in captivity - visits to SeaWorld declined, major corporate sponsors pulled their support, and performing acts canceled appearances. The steady drumbeat of public criticism, negative media coverage, and unrelenting activism became known as the ""Blackfish Effect."" In 2016, SeaWorld announced a stunning corporate policy change - the end of its profitable orca shows.In an evolving networked era, social-issue documentaries like Blackfish are art for civic imagination and social critique. Today's documentaries interrogate topics like sexual assault in the U.S. military (The Invisible War), racial injustice (13th), government surveillance (Citizenfour), and more. Artistic nonfiction films are changing public conversations, influencing media agendas, mobilizing communities, and capturing the attention of policymakers - accessed by expanding audiences in a transforming media marketplace. In Story Movements: How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change, producer and scholar Caty Borum Chattoo explores how documentaries disrupt dominant cultural narratives through complex, creative, often investigative storytelling. Featuring original interviews with award-winning documentary filmmakers and field leaders, the book reveals the influence and motivations behind the vibrant, eye-opening stories of the contemporary documentary age."

Full Product Details

Author:   Caty Borum Chattoo (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, American University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780190943424

ISBN 10:   0190943424
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   24 July 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Revealing New Reality: Documentary's Networked Era Arrives Chapter 2: Evolving Documentaries and Social Change: Historical Highlights Chapter 3: Opening a New Lens: Documentary Functions as Civic Storytelling Chapter 4: Activating Community: The Movement Builders Chapter 5: Mobilizing for Change: Inside the Blackfish Effect Chapter 6: Humanizing the Headlines: Documentary's Interpretive Framing Chapter 7: Shaping Laws: Documentaries and Policy Engagement Chapter 8: Interrogating Hidden Truths: Investigative Documentary Chapter 9: Imagining the Future: Why Documentary Matters Appendix A: Interviewees Appendix B: Documentary and Social Change Landscape: Profiled Organizations and Initiatives Appendix C: Filmography

Reviews

Story Movementsrises above the gloom of cynicism and rage with our media to celebrate the voices in real stories artfully told. Social documentaries draw the contours and complexities of people and issues, and throw open shades drawn against humanity by cynics, charlatans, shouters. Caty Borum Chattoo's beautiful book reminds us that everything changes, except for these authentic stories and their thundering role in democracy. * Sally Jo Fifer, President and CEO, Independent Television Service * Documentaries have the power to entertain and educate - and, in the right hands, inspire people to take action on the most pressing issues of our day. The genie is out of the bottle, and we are just beginning to understand the ways nonfiction shapes our cultural and political landscape. Caty Borum Chattoo's examination of the power of documentary is as timely as it is welcome * Stanley Nelson, Documentary Director and Founder, Firelight Media * Caty Borum Chattoo's book provides crucial insight into the ripple effect of documentaries that deal with social issues. It is amazing, upon reflection, to see how personal stories have nudged the conscience of the world. A must-read for anyone interested in social change and the relevancy of the documentary form. * Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer, MTV Documentary Films *

Story Movements couldn't be more timely. In the midst of a global pandemic that is revealing systemic social inequities; when nations around the world face economic crisis; and streets fill with protestors, governments spread misinformation, and social media fuels conspiracy theories and racist tropes DL we are deeply in need of powerful, trustworthy, extensively researched, nuanced documentaries aiming to set the record straight, shine a light on misdeeds, offer counter-narratives to official stories, and change conversations, spark action and mobilize movements.... an inspiring read for doc filmmakers, enthusiasts and activists. -- Lisa Leeman, Documentary Magazine Caty Borum Chattoo's book provides crucial insight into the ripple effect of documentaries that deal with social issues. It is amazing, upon reflection, to see how personal stories have nudged the conscience of the world. A must-read for anyone interested in social change and the relevancy of the documentary form. -- Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer, MTV Documentary Films Documentaries have the power to entertain and educate -- and, in the right hands, inspire people to take action on the most pressing issues of our day. The genie is out of the bottle, and we are just beginning to understand the ways nonfiction shapes our cultural and political landscape. Caty Borum Chattoo's examination of the power of documentary is as timely as it is welcome -- Stanley Nelson, Documentary Director and Founder, Firelight Media Story Movements rises above the gloom of cynicism and rage with our media to celebrate the voices in real stories artfully told. Social documentaries draw the contours and complexities of people and issues, and throw open shades drawn against humanity by cynics, charlatans, shouters. Caty Borum Chattoo's beautiful book reminds us that everything changes, except for these authentic stories and their thundering role in democracy. -- Sally Jo Fifer, President and CEO, Independent Television Service

Author Information

Caty Borum Chattoo is Executive Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact and Assistant Professor at the American University School of Communication. She is an award-winning documentary producer, scholar, professor, and strategist working at the intersection of social change communication, documentary, and entertainment storytelling. She is also the co-author, with Lauren Feldman, of A Comedian and An Activist Walk Into a Bar: The Serious Role of Comedy in Social Justice.

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