Seeing is Believing
Director: Katerina Cizek, Peter Wintonick
Running Time: 52 mins
Canada 2002
Katerina Cizek, Selected Filmography: Power Of The North (1993);
Waiting For A Miracle (1994) The Water Wars (2000). Peter Wintonick,
Selected Filmography: Manufacturing Consent, Noam Chomsky And The
Media (1992) Cinema Verite (2000)
More than 150 million handicams have been sold worldwide since
they hit the market in 1985. Seeing Is Believing is a timely documentary
that explores the political and social uses of handicams and new
technologies, from documenting police brutality to bringing war
criminals to international court. It features some of the bravest
human rights activists around the world who use cameras to document
horrific violations against humanity.
What happens when front-line advocates pick up cameras to document
what they see? What are the risks and responsibilities? And what
is the wider impact on societies, audiences and journalism? Drawn
from original shooting and hundreds of hours of exclusive archives,
'Seeing is believing' provides an international window into the
power of do-it-yourself filmmaking. It raises important questions
about the authority of mainstream media, what constitutes access,
and who owns the truth.
