The Movie That Asks Why We Film Instead of Helping

Take back your personal data with Incogni. Use code PROJECTIONIST at this link and get 60% off annual plans: http://incogni.com/projectionist Haskell Wexler’s Medium Cool is a fictional story about a cameraman, but it's also a documentary. The 1968 DNC riot scene is the clearest example of what Medium Cool does throughout the film: letting real events rewrite the script. Sources / Further Reading: This video owes a lot to the work of Paul Cronin, whose Criterion commentary track and 6-hour documentary "Look Out Haskell, It's Real!" are invaluable sources of information and include dozens of interviews that he conducted with cast, crew, historians, critics, etc. For further reading, start with his website: https://www.thestickingplace.com/medi... Medium Cool — The Criterion Collection https://www.criterion.com/films/28426... “Medium Cool: Preserving Disorder” — Thomas Beard, Criterion https://www.criterion.com/current/pos... Medium Cool — AFI Catalog https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/movie... “Look Out Haskell, It’s Real!” — The Making of Medium Cool https://vimeo.com/showcase/2967272 Look Out Haskell, It’s Real! — The Sticking Place https://www.thestickingplace.com/medi... “Medium Cool” captures panic, pandemonium surrounding 1968 DNC in Chicago — Chicago Sun-Times https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-dem... Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders / Kerner Report https://belonging.berkeley.edu/sites/... Interview with Salesman directors Albert and David Maysles    • Interview With Salesman Directors Albert a...   D.A. Pennebaker on Maidstone    • D. A. Pennebaker on the Films of Norman Ma...   Actor Rip Torn Talks About Infamous Hammer Scene in Norman Mailer’s Maidstone https://normanmailer.us/actor-rip-tor... Maidstone (1970) The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America — Daniel J. Boorstin