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“In terms of so-called fly-on-the-wall documentaries, there's a claim that the ca…” — Joshua Oppenheimer
In terms of so-called fly-on-the-wall documentaries, there's a claim that the camera is a transparent window into a pre-existing reality. What really is happening is that the film crew and the subjects are collaborating to simulate a reality in which they pretend the camera is not present.
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