the hunting ground is a documentary film about the incidence of sexual assault on college campuses in the united states and what its creators say is a failure of college administrations to deal with it adequately .

written and directed by kirby dick and produced by amy ziering , it premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival .

the film was released on february 27 , 2015 , an edited version aired on cnn on november 22 , 2015 , and was released on dvd the week of december 1 , 2015 .

lady gaga recorded an original song , " til it happens to you , " for the film .

the documentary focuses on annie e. clark and andrea pino , two former university of north carolina at chapel hill students who filed a title ix complaint against unc in response to their rapes while enrolled .

the use of title ix in campus sexual assault cases became a model for universities across the country .

critics of the film , including writer emily yoffe and a number of harvard law school professors , have questioned the hunting ground 's accuracy and objectivity .

among the issues raised by critics are the film 's portrayal of one man as a rapist , while not disclosing that the university and the police had found him not responsible for the alleged sexual assault , and for use of controversial statistics .

the filmmakers have actively defended their work , responding to most criticisms .

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the edits fall in line with the narrative of
the hunting ground .
( photo courtesy of screen shot of
the hunting ground
official trailer )
the hunting ground , a campus rape documentary that fails to provide a full picture .
a scene from the hunting ground documentary , that airs on abc2 on wednesday night .
jameis winston , the 2013 heisman trophy winner , figures into the documentary “the hunting ground . ”
the
hunting ground
features an fsu student who accused quarterback jameis winston of rape .
a crew member associated with “the hunting ground” has been making changes to the film’s wikipedia page .
the makers of
the hunting ground
tell us how this haunting collaboration came to pass .
the hunting ground
airs on cnn november 19 at 9 p . m . et .
erica kinsman tells her story in a video released by makers of
the hunting ground .
the hunting ground : a closer look at the influential documentary reveals the filmmakers put advocacy ahead of accuracy .
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kamilah willingham appears with lady gaga at a screening of
the hunting ground
in january 2016 .
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“the hunting ground” is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . stories about violent sexual assault .
but the atmosphere of alarm that pervades the hunting ground does not serve accusers , the accused , or their classmates .
there is a great deal of humor and irony in “the hunting ground . ” what purpose does it serve ?
“the hunting ground” premiered last week at the sundance film festival . radius - twc will release the film later this year .
an image from “the hunting ground . ” professors at harvard law say the film misrepresents the case of a student there .
florida state is featured in kirby dick’s documentary “the hunting ground , ” about rape on college campuses across the united states .
fsu president john thrasher asked people not to watch the hunting ground . this is what he was afraid you would see .
already , 150 colleges and universities have scheduled screenings of
the hunting ground .
hundreds more have inquired about the film .
in an emailed statement , “the hunting ground” director kirby dick and producer amy ziering also denounced the website from winston’s legal team .
willingham , featured in the campus rape documentary
the hunting ground ,
said she ' s
coming back swinging .
as the hunting ground shows , these legislative mechanisms have been invaluable in allowing students and survivors to hold their universities to account .
puck ' s political hunting - ground - - how he has made game of the politicians / j . keppler ' 85 .
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director kirby dick , left , and star amy ziering pose for a portrait . ( ap photo )
nineteen harvard law school professors have signed a statement criticizing the documentary “the hunting ground” for its portrayal of a sexual - assault case .
winston ' s legal team believes the hunting ground only focuses on one side of the story and is
replete with errors .
subscribing to the more - is - more school of documentary : a scene in “the hunting ground , ” directed by kirby dick .
alva is the assistant editor and technical supervisor for chain camera pictures , the production company associated with
the hunting ground
director kirby dick .
' the hunting ground : ' acclaimed documentary about campus rape draws critics too the hunting ground , shortlisted for next year ' s oscars , has inspired a backlash — not only for its perspective but for the factual foundation on which it is based and its reporting methods .
the hunting ground
features former florida state university student erica kinsman , who accused then - fsu quarterback jameis winston of rape .
“everything in the hunting ground is accurate and supported by documentation , ” director kirby dick and producer amy ziering said in a statement .
winston ' s attorney , john boudet , fired off a letter to cnn this week urging the news network to not show the hunting ground .
much has been said about the hunting ground documentary , airing on the abc tonight . but just how relevant is it to australian uni students ?
from its first moments , the new documentary
the hunting ground
instills a sense of dread that is very , very tough to shake .
kirby dick ' s film ,
the hunting ground ,
documents sexual assault on college campuses and features former fsu student erica kinsman .
it seems that edward patrick alva , cinematographer on the campus rape film “ the hunting ground , ” may have neglected to read that particular page .
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crewmember alva had made multiple edits to the wikipedia pages of subjects from his film . ( ap photo / sunday alamba )
an earlier version of a capsule summary for this article on the apple watch misstated the name of a documentary about sexual assault on campus . as the article correctly notes , it is “the hunting ground , ” not “the hunting grounds . ”
stuart taylor : and she made that allegation to the police , but then when the toxicology , and she made that allegation on
the hunting ground .
on tuesday , the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences listed “the hunting ground” as one of 15 films shortlisted for nomination in the documentary feature award category .
‘the hunting ground , ’ kirby dick’s new documentary on sexual violence at u . s . universities , shines a light on institutional problems and brave survivors
watch the trailer for the hunting ground , a feature documentary chronicling the personal stories of students who have been sexually assaulted on american university campuses . courtesy : madman films
“ the hunting ground , ” sexual assault , and the failure of civil society reviews the documentary from a libertarian perspective and in its context as an advocacy film .
they recommend reading investigative reporter emily yoffe’s slate breakdown of the hunting ground from june . ( yoffe , by the way , just jumped ship for the atlantic . )
but in reality , it’s far from clear that the hunting ground ’s accused rapists are even actually guilty—let alone serial sociopaths who stalk and incapacitate their victims .
in
the hunting ground ,
willingham says her attacker is
a guy who’s a sexual predator , who assaulted two girls in one night .
the filmmakers of
the hunting ground
have been called out for inaccuracies , distortions and false statistics , and for disregarding journalistic integrity in order to push propaganda .
the next day , the producers guild of america nominated the hunting ground for best documentary film . on tuesday it landed on the official shortlist for next year ' s academy awards .
the whole thing made me fearful for my daughter and ashamed . the hunting ground underscores all that and brings to light the faces wronged and those looking to make it stop .
when the hunting ground documentary was first screened at australian university campuses , the most common reaction was one of shock , followed by immediate denial and trademark nimby - ism .
the hunting ground is playing in a few theaters around the country . there is no word yet on when
till it happens to you
will be officially released .
the following is the transcript for the full panel discussion taped for the cnn program
sexual assault on campus ,
which aired after
the hunting ground
on sunday , november 22 .
tallahassee , fla . - - cnn is set to air “the hunting ground
this week - - a controversial documentary that focuses on sexual assault on college campuses .
the four young women , whose campus sexual assaults were detailed in the documentary ' the hunting ground , ' said the song will help other victims feel less
isolated or alone .
the professors claim that the filmmakers named the perpetrator of willingham’s assault . the hunting ground did not ever name the perpetrator . winston was first named by journalists , and then in the statement by the professors .
kirby dick ’s “ the hunting ground , ” a buzzed - about documentary about the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses , premiered at the sundance film festival on friday afternoon .
amy herdy , a producer of the hunting ground , has shambolically tried to present the veneer of a balanced documentary whilst privately admitting she never intended to give an impartial account .
when and where your frustration and anger boil over while watching
the hunting ground
is an individual experience , one that will be different for everyone who sees it .
the most talked about song at the sundance film festival is one that very few people have heard : lady gaga ' s
til it happens to you
from the hunting ground .
schools , rather than addressing the problem , have in many , many cases covered this up ,
says kirby dick , director of the hunting ground . the film collaborative hide caption
the hunting ground explores its disturbing subject so thoroughly that the documentary feels more like a horror film - a slasher movie where the psyches of its young , smart victims are in tatters .
watching
the hunting ground
is not going to end violence , but education and awareness are necessary steps . this film and this issue isn ' t about one survivor , and the schools in
the hunting ground
are not the only schools with a problem . schools that are publicly
called out
only represent a microcosm of the situation at hand .
kinsman shared her side of the story in the hunting ground - a documentary which focuses its lens on sexual assaults on campus - and what it calls
institutional cover ups .
as criticism mounts against ' the hunting ground , ' set to air nov . 22 , director kirby dick tells thr :
we ' ve really touched a nerve .
everything in the hunting ground is accurate and thoroughly vetted . we fully stand behind kamilah willingham and all the cases we feature in the film . the facts of the cases in the film can be found here .
on mar . 24 , alva edited the wikipedia page for andrea pino , one of the main accusers in
the hunting ground
to remove the word
alleged
before a description of the film .
in the hunting ground , in the absence of other named perpetrators , the quarterback is the representative rapist . research in the us and my own research in the uk has found that interracial sexual assault is disproportionately represented in news media . though it is beyond the scope of the hunting ground , a companion film which builds a collective analysis of perpetrators – thus challenging myths around race – would be invaluable .
it wasn ' t until september 18 , six months after creating his user profile , that alva acknowledged he had been editing wikipedia pages related to ' the hunting ground . '
one reproach that’s been made against “the hunting ground” is that you hardly talk to perpetrators of sexual assaults . in fact , you only show one . did you try approaching some ?
a crew member from
the hunting ground ,
a one - sided film about campus sexual assault , has been editing wikipedia articles to make facts conform with the inaccurate representations in the film .
an official selection for the 2015 sundance and sydney film festivals , the hunting ground takes audiences to the heart of a shocking epidemic of violence and institutional cover - ups across college campuses in america .
welcome to all of you . stuart , i want to start with you . you are a critic of
the hunting ground .
what ' s your biggest issue with it ?
ashe schow , in criticizing our conflict of interest , doesn’t acknowledge her own conflict of interest : she is an alumna of florida state university , an object of the hunting ground’s criticism .
last week 19 harvard law school professors released an inaccurate and misleading statement to the press criticizing the hunting ground for its portrayal of the sexual assault of harvard law school student kamilah willingham and her friend .
the documentary the hunting ground provides “a seriously false picture both of the general sexual assault phenomenon at universities” and of a case involving harvard university students , 19 harvard law professors said in a statement wednesday .
in the near term , severe public shaming will arrive via mr . dick’s film , which mentions dozens of schools by name and focuses on six . “the hunting ground” will be released in theaters on march 20 by radius - twc , a division of the weinstein company , which is known for stirring controversy to support film releases . “the hunting ground” poster resembles an ad for a horror movie .
winston and his accusers also threatened legal action against cnn for airing
the hunting ground
on sunday , claiming the documentary “manipulates , misstates or simply omits facts to present a false narrative . ”
the hunting ground is a film that features claims made about former florida state qb jameis winston , who was never charged with a crime and was cleared of wrongdoing in an fsu disciplinary hearing .
brandsynopsis : an official selection for the 2015 sundance and sydney film festivals , the hunting ground takes audiences to the heart of a shocking epidemic of violence and institutional cover - ups across college campuses in america .
willingham ' s story has been picked apart in the year since
the hunting ground
was released . she said harvard mishandled her report and ultimately allowed the student she had accused to return to classes .
the hunting ground qualifies as activist filmmaking . more power to it . you can read all the statistics you want , but there ' s no substitute for bearing witness - especially in such overwhelming numbers .
the hunting ground
aired on cnn on sunday , november 22 , at 8 p . m . et . the film was immediately followed by a special hosted by cnn ' s alisyn camerota .
the hunting ground
is a documentary that discusses rape on college campuses . a portion of the film is focused on erica kinsman and her accusation that former florida state quarterback jameis winston raped her .
the hunting ground
is not about fairness . it is about politics and ideology . for those consumed by either , the editing of truth and the destruction of innocents may seem a small price to pay .
audio of a new track by lady gaga surfaced online on feb . 27 . she serves a heavy dose of heartbreaking reality on
till it happens to you
from the hunting ground soundtrack .
the power of the hunting ground lies in the first - person testimonies . women’s testimony has long been central to feminist theory and activism against male violence . feminist theory was built from the ground up , starting with women’s experiences and thinking about what they had in common in order to build an understanding of shared oppression .
nearly all of alva ' s wikipedia edits have related to
the hunting ground ,
either through edits to the film ' s main wikipedia page or through edits to the pages of some of the people featured in the film .
ms . kinsman came forward publicly in a documentary , “the hunting ground , ” about sexual assault on college campuses . in a statement monday , the filmmakers called the settlement “historic” and “a win for survivors everywhere . ”
the hunting ground
artfully lays out a blistering indictment of college administrators , who seem more concerned about maintaining good public relations—and more to the point , good donor relations—than they are about seeking justice for victims .
q : last week , slate published an article that attacked the hunting ground , saying it was a film that perpetuated the moral panic around sexual assault and the stereotype of women as helpless victims . how do you respond ?
mtv news has officially set up shop at the festival , so we took the opportunity to chat with
the hunting ground
director kirby dick and producer amy ziering to get the scoop on how this emotional collaboration came to pass .
the hunting ground posits that campus sexual assault is not only endemic—statistics cited in the film say that one in five women are sexually assaulted while in college—but that universities take pains to cover up instances on their own campuses .
the first few weeks i made some of my best friends , but two of us were sexually assaulted before classes even started .
those are the words of a sexual assault victim featured in
the hunting ground .
amid a growing controversy involving questions of accuracy and fairness , the makers of the hunting ground , a documentary indictment of campus sexual assaults , are defending the film , which is set to air on cnn on nov . 22 .
further hampering
the hunting ground ' s
portrayal of the winston case is the fact that even the education department , in its investigation into harvard ' s alleged mishandling of sexual assault accusations , failed to vindicate willingham ' s claims .
a crew member associated with “the hunting ground” — a documentary focusing on rape on college campuses — has been making changes to the film’s wikipedia page and other pages with connections to the film , according to a report from the washington examiner .
still , halley praised the site and argued that viewers of the “the hunting ground” can now review allegations against winston and compare them to court documents . halley said she also placed the case documents in the harvard law school library for others to view .
whether on university campuses or in the media , we can all do better in making our culture less conducive to rape and rape myths . the hunting ground offers an important opportunity to open up these conversations on campuses around the world .
former harvard law school student kamilah willingham , whose report of being sexually assaulted by a fellow student was challenged after she was featured in the campus rape documentary ,
the hunting ground ,
is fighting back for the first time .
the documentary the hunting ground , a searing look at the failure of american universities to grapple successfully with campus rape , has been embraced by cnn and shortlisted for next year ' s oscars , while helping to sharpen the focus of college administrators .
the hunting ground is a clear piece of survivors ' advocacy . dick ' s purpose is not to be fair to both sides . but is that such a problem when no one has been fair to his subjects ?
we believe the same is true with “the hunting ground . ” five months ago , we approached cnn’s general counsel along with the executive vice president for news standards and practices to express our concerns about the factual , statistical and ethical defects in the film .
two days before cnn is set to debut the hunting ground , an attorney for former florida state university and current tampa bay buccaneers quarterback jameis winston is warning the cable news network that its documentary about college campus rapes is defamatory .
his law studies were significantly sidetracked and he is still being attacked via the cinematic potshots of the hunting ground after being exonerated . like paul nungesser , no amount of legal and other vindication will seemingly spare winston from this fate .
cnn has said that its airing of “the hunting ground” will be accompanied by “extensive associated coverage” that will give “full and fair treatment” to the subject of sexual assault on college campuses . typically , the network would air a film twice on the day of its premiere . but “the hunting ground” is airing only once on sunday , partly because the associated discussion stretches the presentation to three hours , and partly because terror attacks and alerts around the world have given live news programming an especially high priority .
wikipedia employs
talk pages
to allow editors to discuss changes to articles . alva used the winston talk page to suggest the edit of
upheld
without disclosing his conflict of interest as a member of
the hunting ground .
legal counsel for a harvard law school student who was accused—but never found guilty in court—of sexually assaulting a fellow student and her friend have launched a website to publicly contest the portrayal of his case in the documentary film “the hunting ground . ”
you will not see or hear any of this in “the hunting ground . ” and that is why i – and i believe the presidents of other universities portrayed in the film – have decided not to participate . it’s about the journalism , not the subject .
we also take seriously the need for journalists to observe basic ethics and standards .
the hunting ground
fails to meet those standards and , as a result , fails to present balanced and responsible coverage of this very important issue .
yet the hunting ground chillingly reveals the extent to which , in a market economy where brand is everything and higher education funding is overly dependent on an old boy network of successful alumni , rape allegations are an exercise in reputation management .
“the hunting ground , ” a documentary that scrutinizes how sexual assault is handled on college campuses and heavily features harvard , misrepresents statistics on instances of reported sexual assault at harvard , calling the rigor of the film’s fact - checking process into question .
the hunting ground bills itself as a documentary about the campus sexual assault crisis in america . but as more of the film ' s premises are debunked , it looks less like a documentary and more like a film in search of a problem .
nineteen harvard law professors have written a letter condemning
the hunting ground ,
a film purporting to be a documentary about campus sexual assault . the film has been getting some oscar buzz , and cnn is preparing to air the program next week .
wales renewed interest in the policies follows a washington examiner report that a crewmember of
the hunting ground ,
a one - sided film about campus sexual assault , had been editing wikipedia pages to promote the film and conform facts to its narrative .
cnn is scheduled to air the documentary the hunting ground on sunday ( nov . 22 ) at 8 p . m . et . but a lawyer for tampa bay buccaneers quarterback jameis winston is threatening to file legal action if the film runs on the network .
we believe the same is true with
the hunting ground .
five months ago , we approached cnn ' s general counsel along with the executive vice president for news standards and practices to express our concerns about the factual , statistical and ethical defects in the film .
florida state president john thrasher is also condemning the hunting ground . thrasher was invited by cnn to be on a panel to discuss the documentary , but declined because he believes the film
contains major distortions and glaring omissions to support its simplistic narrative .
a group of harvard law school professors have started a publicity campaign to challenge the depiction of the school’s sexual assault grievance process in
the hunting ground ,
a documentary film about campus sexual assault that cnn is scheduled to air on nov . 19 .
you will not see or hear any of this in
the hunting ground .
and that is why i - and i believe the presidents of other universities portrayed in the film - have decided not to participate . it ' s about the journalism , not the subject .
brandon winston was hardly a perfect gentleman on the night of jan . 15 , 2011 . but aside from kamilah willingham’s assertions in the hunting ground , there is no evidence to suggest he is dangerous or a predator . nor do willingham’s claims of institutional indifference hold up ; harvard twice delayed winston’s education while its own and later middlesex county’s adjudication processes unfolded . neither found evidence to substantiate willingham’s claims in the hunting ground , and winston has since received the punishment the legal system deemed appropriate for his actions .
the documentary expresses its anti - rape message with heart , honesty and a harrowing sense of realism , urging audiences to prevent their university from turning into a hunting ground . powerful lessons abound for not just students , but all who watch the film .
as kinsman and winston duel with each other in court — she ' s suing him for sexual battery , he ' s brought counterclaims for tarnishing his image — the hunting ground has lurked in the background after premiering at the sundance film festival earlier this year .
los angeles — in the face of threatened legal action from the football star jameis winston , cnn did not back away from broadcasting “the hunting ground , ” a documentary about sexual assault on college campuses that has stirred controversy since its january debut at the sundance film festival .
the documentary the hunting ground
contains major distortions and glaring omissions ,
john thrasher , florida state university ' s president , said in a statement monday , comparing the film to rolling stone ' s botched attempt at reporting on sexual assault at the university of virginia .
the hunting ground features the first interview with the student who accused winston of rape . that student - - who had attempted to remain anonymous during the initial investigation but was later outed by florida state fans and winston ' s lawyer - - is now suing florida state .
the gender violence program screened the critically - acclaimed documentary the hunting ground on sexual assault on u . s . campuses and its impact on the victims and their families . this was followed by a discussion led by lecturer of law and director of the gender violence program diane rosenfeld .
in his letter on the fsu website , thrasher compared the hunting ground to rolling stone ’s university of virginia fraternity rape story .
if this sounds familiar , there’s good reason ,
he wrote , adding that it ' s been less than seven months since rolling stone retracted its story amid
revelations that it took a victim’s story at face value without getting the other side or checking the details with other sources , including the accused .
he further added :
we believe the same is true with the hunting ground .
the makers of the hunting ground , of course , are not interested in anything resembling the truth . indeed , an email from investigative producer amy herdy made public confirmed recently this beyond any doubt . in the email , herdy told kinsman’s lawyer that the makers of the hunting ground , “do not operate the same way as journalists—this is a film project that is very much in the corner of advocacy for victims , so there would be no insensitive questions or the need to get the perpetrator’s side . ” in a separate email , herdy discusses tactics for “ambushing” jameis winston .
. . . in the moment ( hey , there ' s nothing that says documentarians have to abide by lawful definitions of
innocent until proven guilty
, i guess ) there is an undeniable power to the hunting ground that is hard to ignore .
florida state university president john thrasher has declined an invitation from cnn to talk about the hunting game documentary . ( getty images )
our film the hunting ground and the new york times have already detailed the extent of fsu ' s derailment of jameis winston ' s rape case , but a recently released , explosive deposition shows how top - level administrators were actively involved in this cover - up .
nineteen members of the harvard law school faculty , heavily tilted to the left , including feminist and black professors , wrote their own press release today assailing the campus sexual - assault documentary the hunting ground as “propaganda” that continues to smear an innocent student , their own brandon winston .
produced by amy ziering , the hunting ground joins other kramer awards recipients including an inconvenient truth , hotel rwanda , fruitvale station and last year’s the normal heart . the honor will be presented january 23 at the 27th annual producers guild awards at the hyatt regency century plaza in los angeles .
the question is whether it ' s rape . and the reason i wrote about it is not so much i want to vindicate this kid . he ' s got lawyers . it ' s the way the media covered it .
the new york times
first , and then
the hunting ground .
there is very serious evidence casting grave doubt on her credibility , especially on the drug testing that the original version of
the hunting ground
as well as
the new york times
systematically concealed that evidence because it didn ' t fit their narrative .
a powerful documentary about rape is touring uk universities . the hunting ground focuses on rape and sexual assault on us campuses and gives voice to victims and survivors . it asks difficult questions about how women have been failed by image - conscious college authorities .
as a country with a deep respect for the rule of law , we cannot allow ourselves to become a hunting ground for foreign governments to exact revenge on those it considers its political opponents . on that there should be no prevarication and no price .
the hunting ground , a 2015 documentary about sexual assault on college campuses exposed conflicts of interest , malfeasance and cover - ups . to learn about a complex topic—especially if powerful institutions have a major stake in it—we rely on experts . people who devote …
kamilah willingham , the african - american answer to emma sulkowicz . with her claims against brandon winston discredited after both harvard and law enforcement investigations , the hunting ground continues to falsely portray her as a “survivor” . she’s now creating a career as a professional sjw .
another question needs to be answered . if , in fact , neo is using
the hunting ground
as a fund raiser , did neo finance its development in any manner ? is there a connection between director kirby dick and neo ? the source of funding is difficult to uncover . indeed , even how much the ' documentary ' cost to make is something of a mystery . mojo lists the budget for
the hunting ground
as
n / a .
other sources claim it was $ 1 . 8 million .
florida state university ' s president has denounced the hunting ground . a group of 19 harvard law professors wrote that it
provides a seriously false picture both of the general sexual assault phenomenon at universities and of our student
accused in a case depicted in the film .
happily ,
the hunting ground
has not been well - received and its circulation has been limited . unhappily , cnn has been heavily promoting a showing of the documentary . it is irresponsible to the point of unethical for a
news
channel to do so .
“the disturbing irony is that harvard law is doing exactly what the hunting ground shows universities have done for the past 50 years : discrediting survivors to protect their own reputations and funding , all at the expense of their students’ safety and well - being , ” ziering and dick wrote .
the hunting ground and its crew have taken great care to respect wikipedia’s principles and values . as documentary filmmakers , prior to our colleague’s engagement , we agreed that the goal was to improve wikipedia according to its own standards , not to boost the film . we sought the advice of
a related concern : critics allege that the filmmakers did not seek to contact all of the men accused of attacks by the movie in a timely way . dick and ziering acknowledge they did not do so in all cases by the time t he hunting ground was first shown publicly .
i ' m not attending ,
fsu president john thrasher said . thrasher is on record as calling the hunting ground
distorted
and
one sided
and says its makers did not initially disclose kinsman would be going public in the 90 minute documentary .
we respectfully but emphatically disagree with your criticisms of our film the hunting ground . instead of making unwarranted and unsubstantiated attacks on the film , we urge you to take a leadership role in addressing the problem of sexual assault that exists on your campus and far too many others .
mr . winston’s threat of legal action came a week after 19 harvard professors attacked “the hunting ground , ” saying it distorted the university’s handling of a sexual assault claim . the accusation eventually resulted in a conviction for misdemeanor nonsexual assault against a student , brandon winston , who was not named in the film , but was named in the professors’ letter . late last week , brandon winston’s defense team and supporters unveiled an elaborate website that explains their view of his actions and takes “the hunting ground” to task for what it calls “critical omissions and distortions . ”
we respectfully but emphatically disagree with your criticisms of our film the hunting ground . instead of making unwarranted and unsubstantiated attacks on the film , we urge you to take a leadership role in addressing the problem of sexual assault that exists on your campus and far too many others .
the hunting ground was released in the year 2015 , some songs of the official soundtrack are till it happens to you by lady gaga , til it happens to you by lady gaga , stay gold by first aid kit , anything could happen by ellie goulding . listen the soundtrack online !
meanwhile , criticism has been lobbed at “the hunting ground” for months . shortly after its theatrical release , the harvard crimson faulted the filmmakers’ calculation of the college’s sexual assault statistics , and , in june , emily yoffe published a blistering takedown in slate of the documentary’s presentation of ms . willingham’s case .
the student in the film , nicole c . hirschhorn ’16 , was a sophomore at harvard when she acted out the scene for campus comedy group on harvard time . after viewing that segment of the film , she confirmed that the clip in “the hunting ground” is from the prank video . she called the video “definitely fake . ”
after the world premiere of
the hunting ground
at sundance , senator gillibrand , a new york democrat , told me she was confident there would be strong bipartisan support for her legislation—the campus accountability and safety act—and that 20 co - sponsors were already seeking to make it happen .
the veracity of one of this year’s most talked about documentaries , “the hunting ground , ” has been attacked by 19 harvard law school professors , who say the film’s portrayal of rape on college campus is distorted , specifically when it comes to their school’s handling of one particular case .
this is not the first time the filmmakers have had to defend the hunting ground against critics . earlier this year , they posted a detailed fact page on the film ' s website after slate published an article questioning some of the documentary ' s claims . the harvard professors referenced that article in their statement wednesday .
critics of the hit documentary the hunting ground - which illuminates in damning detail the prevalence of sexual violence at american universities - are ramping up their attacks just in time for the hunting ground ' s prime time debut on cnn this sunday , november 22 . and if they aren ' t careful , their aspersions might dovetail with the massive audience cnn commands to result in a spectacular backfire : for the film ' s central premise is that whistle blowers on campus sexual violence are demonized and delegitimized by the very same universities who are going on the offensive in advance of sunday ' s screening .
“the reason i participated in the law professors’ press release is not that a student came forward and complained about sexual assault , nor that she complained in the criminal process , ” halley said . “it is that ‘the hunting ground’ has profoundly misled the public about the ensuing processes which came out decisively against those claims . ”
chiding cnn for deciding to screen the hunting ground , fsu president john thrasher excoriated the film for its “major distortions and glaring omissions . ” its producers have fallen into the same trap as rolling stone ’s editors did with their discredited story about gang rape at the university of virginia , wrote thrasher .
in short , the hunting ground relies on false statistics and twisted accusations in order to convince its audience of a preferred narrative that rape is around every corner of college campuses . this wouldn ' t be necessary if the problem was as real and as rampant as they claim .
annie e . clark is the executive director of end rape on campus and is featured in the documentary ,
the hunting ground ,
which airs on sunday , november 22 , 2015 , at 8 p . m . est on cnn . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author .
what is the subtle profit ? it arises at the end of the ' documentary . ' after heart - breaking and rapid - fire accounts of rape on campus , which offer no mitigating perspective , viewers are exhorted to
take action !
the
take action
button on the left - hand side of
the hunting ground
website takes a visitor to a page that reads ,
donate . the hunting ground is proud to partner with neo philanthropy to ensure that your tax - deductible donation supports student - led campaigns , public education , policy reform , and prevention approaches .
many of the professors challenging the documentary’s portrayal of harvard are vocal critics of the university’s own approach to handling sexual harassment and the government’s interpretation of title ix . last october , 28 professors—17 of whom signed the letter about “the hunting ground”— blasted harvard’s central sexual assault policy in an open letter in the boston globe , calling it biased against the accused .
documentarian kirby dick ’s 2012 oscar - nominated “the invisible war” was a searing look at the epidemic of sexual assault in the military . “ the hunting ground ” serves as something of a companion piece , insofar as it also explores the institutional dysfunction that leads judicial powers to turn a blind eye on victims of abuse .
now , a new u . s . documentary about sexual assault on campus , the hunting ground , features interviews with dozens of women who were attacked on u . s . campuses and who say that the only thing worse than the assault itself is how the university mishandled their cases after they reported them .
we want to make you aware that
the hunting ground ,
a film about campus sexual assaults that debuted in los angeles and new york city thursday , is seriously lacking in credibility and presents a one - sided view of florida state ' s actions in the jameis winston case .
“i think it’s a terrible idea for him to go on campus educating about rape and rape culture , ” said kamilah willingham , an activist who appeared in “the hunting ground , ” the campus rape documentary . “he still doesn’t get it . he’s trying to have it both ways . ”
cnn officials believe their broadcast version of the film takes into account the concerns of the film’s critics . an earlier cut of the hunting ground — the work of director kirby dick and producer amy ziering — has been shown on college campuses across the country and has been endorsed by the obama white house as part of its national initiative to combat the problem .
“ the hunting ground truly embodies the spirit , courage and intention of the award’s namesake , ” producers guild awards co - chairs michael de luca and jennifer todd said in a statement . “this powerful documentary gives a voice to the victims of student sexual assault – a national problem too long clouded in secrecy and shielded from public attention . the visceral reaction this film evokes has mobilized audiences worldwide to take action , and has served as a focal point in campus discussions and in revising institutional policies . the producers guild is honored to recognize the hunting ground and its contribution towards greater awareness of this national problem . ”
the hunting ground
does not provide the most basic safeguards of accuracy . there is no presentation of the men ' s stories . there is no indication of men who have been falsely accused , no mention of the many lawsuits brought against universities and false accusers . the film is rife with misrepresentations or outright lies .
since its debut early this year , the hunting ground has been cited as an inspiration for action by the white house and by new york gov . andrew cuomo . the film has also inspired a backlash — not only for its perspective but for the factual foundation on which it is based and its reporting methods .
the possibility of
the hunting ground
being a fund - raiser for social justice causes unrelated to rape is disturbing . the ' documentary ' is emotionally jarring . the new york times article notes ,
at the premiere here on friday , audience members repeatedly gasped as student after student spoke on camera about being sexually assaulted .
it leaves viewers in the sort of angry turmoil that not only drives legislation but also opens wallets . if the donations are going to a transformative grantmaker with priorities other than preventing rape on campus , then
the hunting ground
appears to exploit that issue and to do so for profit .
kirby dick’s “the hunting ground , ” a buzzed - about documentary about the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses , premiered at the sundance film festival on friday afternoon . “i want to thank to the hundreds of survivors who interacted with us , ” dick told the packed crowd at the marc theatre before the screening . appearing with four of the [ … ]
in bringing together so many accounts , the hunting ground gives a voice to survivors while ensuring that no individual has to carry the burden of representing the group . that the accounts from women of different ethnic backgrounds , attending a variety of colleges , spanning the length and breadth of the us , echo one another , lends a collective weight .
willingham had pro bono legal representation during the law school’s administrative hearing . her lawyer , colby bruno of the victim rights law center , says in the hunting ground of the harvard process : “the message is clear : it’s ‘don’t proceed through these disciplinary hearings . ’ no matter what you do , you’re not going to win . ”
but are they succeeding ? if anything , the battle between sjws and elder academics demonstrates that the former group is probably already winning . cnn’s shameless showing of the hunting ground this week , all while claiming to be a news network , only adds fuel to an assertion that the insane are running the asylum of american college campuses .
true , but these are young people who’ve been indoctrinated , and are competing with each other to be the most radical . there feet aren’t even touching the ground
till it happens to you
is featured in the film the hunting ground , which is a documentary about rape and sexual assault on college campuses . the track was penned by legendary songwriter diane warren and reportedly produced by gaga herself . audio leaked out thanks to fans who were recording it while watching the movie .
even some critics of the hunting ground acknowledge that university procedures for handling accusations of rape and sexual assault have long handled victims ' concerns inadequately . those policies started changing in earnest in 2011 under reforms promoted by the obama administration and a series of reviews conducted by the u . s . department of education .
but since the film , directed by kirby dick and produced by amy ziering , came out last year , clark and pino have expanded their work to continue combating campus sexual assault . the hunting ground is not just their story , but their work may keep stories like theirs from happening again in the future .
“we’re not afraid , ” jeff zucker , president of cnn worldwide , said after the panel , when asked about a potentially forceful response from higher education officials to “the hunting ground . ” “they’re on the wrong side . ” cnn has not revealed an air date except to say that it will run the film by the end of the year .
colleges and universities have a real responsibility to keep their students safe . obviously being sexually assaulted is completely a safety issue ,
hunting ground director kirby dick told npr .
if approximately 1 in 5 women are being sexually assaulted , the schools are really failing in this area .
janet e . halley , one of the law school professors challenging “the hunting ground” and a signatory of the 2014 globe letter , said the group will launch a website and upload documents about winston’s case to further challenge the documentary . halley argued that the decision to name winston constituted “an attack” and that she and the other professors felt compelled to come to his defense .
directed by kirby dirk and produced by amy ziering , hunting ground spotlights kinsman coming forward to speak publicly for the first time about what winston allegedly did to her , as well as the ensuing investigations . at sundance , the film was warmly received , but it ' s since been attacked as unfair in some circles .
the hunting ground
presents the stories of numerous young women who have reported being raped on campus by other students , only to be dismissed , ignored , cajoled , or threatened by university officials , police , and prosecutors who seek to quash allegations of sexual assault on campus for a variety of reasons .
let me admit to another reason for my lack of objectivity . i’m about to embark on a series of college trips with my daughter , a high - school junior , and have found myself jotting rape school next to several of the candidates . the hunting ground is an essential component of a college education .
“i fully support the hunting ground film , which is all about ending the silencing of survivors , ” she said . “i am bound by the principles of confidentiality under which the hearing was conducted , so i cannot say anything about the substance of the case . i can however say that the signatories of the press release represent only a minority of the [ harvard law school ] faculty . ”


redskin is a 1929 american film with a synchronized score and sound effects , filmed partially in technicolor .

its final six minutes were shown in magnascope , an enlarged-screen projection novelty .

the film , directed by victor schertzinger , stars richard dix and was produced and released by paramount famous lasky corp .

redskin ( film )

richard dix had played a native american previously in the 1925 epic the vanishing american . the film was a success and redskin can be seen as a followup feature . both films dealt sympathetically with their heroes , though redskin is definitely the less melodramatic film of the two .
( chorus ) : redskin , redskin , boy of my dreams , take me back to silvery streams - - where thru ' the wild wood , in childhood we wandered - - songbirds winging and singing to you and me love ' s melody , redskin , redskin , let us return - - where bright twilight welcome fires burn - - with happy hearts we ' ll go roaming , i ' ll whisper in the gloaming , i love you , redskin , i love you .
redskin is a fascinating and beautiful film . it is remarkably sympathetic , considering the time period in which it was made , and is a definite must - see for silent film fans .
looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing redskin near you .
redskin is currently available in the united states on disc 4 of the dvd collection treasures iii : social issues in american film , 1900 - 1934 .
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redskin ( usa 1929 , victor schertzinger ) . credit : library of congress . photographs of the nitrate print by barbara flueckiger .
“the film to me , as a tribal member , means everything , ” said brodie stevens , who you can usual find blending lyrics about his life into hip hop songs under the name redskin .
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a companion to the later redskin ( 1929 ) , in which dix again portrays a native american fighting the wrongs of the corrupt white man .
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“paramount was the first to produce a full - length feature film utilizing process number three . entitled redskin , the picture premiered in new york city in january of 1929 . the new york times reviewer was generally impressed .
paramount was the first to produce a full - length feature film utilizing process number three . entitled redskin , the picture premiered in new york city in january of 1929 . the new york times reviewer was generally impressed .
she was taken off the film and fatefully reassigned to the canary murder case . it’s a pity , though , since brooks would certainly have been an improvement over belmont and it would have given redskin more attention from modern viewers .
belton . john , a cura di ( 2000 ) , colour film , in “ film history “ , xii , n . 4 , 2000 .
treasures iii : social issues in american film ( 1900 - 1934 ) , black & white and color , 739 minutes total , not rated , including redskin ( 1929 ) , color and color - tinted black & white , 82 minutes , not rated .
redskin ( 1929 ) directed by victor schertzinger . with richard dix , gladys belmont , jane novak , tully marshall . ( 83 min . ) live piano accompaniment by david drazin .
he ' s also creative director of ready to roll , a film and tv production company ( and current winner of melbourne ' s 48 hour film project ) .
you can view the film , “idle no more” on the rockpaperjet homepage on youtube .
( the story of the yukon film find is from the july - august , 1979 american film ,
there ' s film in them thar hills !
by sam kula . autographed photo of richard dix from the collection of miss jane hendricks . photo from redskin from one of the greatest film books ever written , the war , the west and the wilderness by kevin brownlow . i hope mr . brownlow ( my hero ) doesn ' t mind my borrowing the photo , since i was unable to purchase a still from redskin from any of my sources . glenn taranto ' s splendid richard dix website has lots of great photos and an excellent biography . the david drazin website has quotes , a list of scores and soundclips . )
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redskin productions is geoff paine - performer , writer and producer . he ' s created , directed , performed in and produced shows which have toured through nsw , victoria , wa and sa . these include
the topics explored in redskin remain controversial to this day . questions of racial identity , cultural appropriation , and the damage done by stereotypes… they affect everything from hollywood blockbusters to music videos to american football teams .
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timeline of historical film colors is started with barbara flueckiger’s research at harvard university in the framework of her project film history re - mastered , funded by swiss national science foundation , 2011 - 2013 .
in the silent era , the american west was still unknown territory . new mexico had only been a state for 17 years when paramount sent a crew to a dramatic mesa outside albuquerque to film redskin . the scenario and story were by elizabeth pickett , who clearly had a sophisticated understanding of native peoples for her time . this film deals with issues that still have contemporary resonance . jim chee , the hero of tony hillerman ' s navajo detective novels , grapples with similar tradition vs . modernity issues as redskin ' s hero , wing foot . the pueblo tribe had allowed pickett to make some documentary films in 1925 , and redskin pays careful attention to authentic detail . the breathtaking 2 - color technicolor cinematography evokes the dramatic landscape of ansel adams ' photographs , with locations at acoma pueblo , white sands and gallup , new mexico , and canyon de chelly , arizona .
with the headline : screen :
the unforgiven ' ; huston film stars miss hepburn , lancaster .
irving thalberg of metro - goldwyn - mayer bought the film at cost and released it throughout the country .
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grey owl was a liar , a lush , a bigamist and an impostor . but he was also one of the world ' s first environmental activists . richard attenborough on the life and times of the phoney ' redskin ' who inspired his new movie
home media availability : released on dvd as part of the treasures iii : social issues in american film box set .
the film is accompanied by a theater organ music score performed by john muri that was recorded during a live presentation .
the fact that geronimo has been seen in movies mostly in long shot , as a
murdering redskin ,
is a reflection of the ancient truth that the histories of war are written by the victors . even this film sees him primarily as an outsider , and takes a white point of view , showing us white men who are better or worse only in relation to their contemporaries .
the exact opposite of ford ' s the searchers plotwise ( wherein a widdle baby white girl gets kidnapped and brought up redskin ) , a widdle baby native is kidnapped and brought up white . the moral of the tale : racism is bad if you hate the redskin girl raised in the busom of good ol ' godfearin ' , pilgrim ancestor family ways , but its good if it means whackin ' off the rest o ' th ' filthy varmints . leave your common sense by the door and its not as bad as it sounds .
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please access detailed information on over 230 individual film color processes via the classification system on this page , display the timeline of historical film colors in chronological order , search via the tag cloud at the end of this page or directly on the search page .
15 rudolf arnheim , film as art ( berkeley : university of california press , 1957 ) , pp . 1 , 154 . ”
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43 the 1930 film daily year book of motion pictures ( new york : john w . alicoate , 1930 ) , p . 16 .
64 the 1951 film daily year book of motion pictures ( new york : john w . alicoate , 1931 ) , p . 883 .
anon . ( 1930b ) “color and sound on film , ” fortune vol . 11 , no . 4 ( october ) , 124 .
11 elliott hammett , ‘competing colour systems’ , the commercial film vol . 1 no . 2 , 1935 , pp . 8 , 19 .
about the preservation the love charm was preserved from a two - color technicolor nitrate print received by the new zealand film archive from jack murtagh and tony osborne . the preservation work at film technology company , inc . , was directed by george eastman house and funded by the nfpf .
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this database was created in 2012 and has been developed and curated by barbara flueckiger , professor at the department of film studies , university of zurich to provide comprehensive information about historical film color processes invented since the end 19th century including specific still photography color technologies that were their conceptual predecessors .
educational film exchanges , inc . ( 1929 ) “mack sennett presents jazz mamas “ , exhibitors herald – world , 31 august , inserted page .
2 . the scene order presented here is that of the mca home video vhs release of 1992 . this video edition , bob britchard of the american film institute reports , derived from a print made for general release in great britain , and that the scene order for this print does not match that of the prints screened for the film’s premiere showings in new york and london . for more on various versions of the film , including eight foreign - language versions , see britchard’s entry on king of jazz in the 2011 edition of the american film institute’s catalogue of feature films .
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the heroine , corn blossom , is played by gladys belmont . she would later change her name to julie carter but it did little to ignite her career . her performance in redskin is so - so . there are no bad moments but no really outstanding ones either . but here is where the tale gets really interesting .
( 1968 ) ) . the financial backers for the film ran out of money to spend on the then very expensive color film and ordered the filmmakers to immediately switch to black - and - white . upon hearing this , the filmmakers realized that all the scenes at the native american village had been shot .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
further viewing another 1928 colorart one - reeler shot by ray rennahan , the toy shop , can be found on flicker alley’s dvd of the garden of eden ( 1928 ) . his two - color technicolor cinematography is at its most striking in the southwest canyons and pueblos of redskin ( 1929 ) , in treasures iii . the toll of the sea ( 1922 ) , the earliest - surviving two - color technicolor feature , is in the first treasures from american film archives . competing two - color processes from other companies can be sampled through the three “early color films” in more treasures from american film archives and sunshine gatherers ( 1921 ) in treasures 5 .
educational film exchanges , inc . ( 1930b ) “mack sennett talking comedies : as modern as television” , exhibitors herald – world , 16 august : back cover .
“the inspiration basically speaks for itself , us - our people . the major factors for the film were that prime minister harper woke up a nation with no boundaries . we [ film’s production team ] knew the gift we have is film , and we seized the moment to show the world who we are as a people . it was no outside media shooting , it is no biased opinion , it was from the inside out , and because we love our people , ” said stevens .
the closest thing redskin has to villains are pueblo jim ( played by pioneering african - american character actor noble johnson ) who wants corn flower , and a small band of rich city slickers who are determined to snatch a valuable oil claim right out from under both the pueblo and navajo people . however , the story is not allowed to sink into pure melodrama .
the blank stock the dyes were transferred onto was a black and white positive film that contained mordant , a chemical with an affinity for dye . it literally locked the dyes into the emulsion of the film as they were transferred . without mordant , the dyes would have smeared all over the release print or rubbed off . over the years , different methods were used , including adding mordant to the film after soundtrack development . for most releases , mordant was contained in the emulsion of the blank .
( keating , patrick ( 2010 ) : hollywood lighting from the silent era to film noir . columbia university press : new york , on pp . 201–203 . )
update : every time the washington nfl team makes the news , i get a spike in traffic for this post . if you are reading this review for ammunition in a debate , let me save you time . the term “redskin” is treated as a slur throughout the film . the title was intended to be provocative , to show the racism that the protagonist endures . this movie was made in 1929 . the washington nfl team changed their name to its present form in 1933 . i think that’s all that needs to be said .
marshall is a “that guy” actor . you know , the actor who seems to show up in everything . not the star but often with a juicy character part . character actors generally fall into two categories : performers who play the same zany role over and over and performers who can play a wide range of the same basic type . tully marshall was the man you called when your film needed a weird little fellow . he could be benevolent ( as he is in redskin ) , he could be creepy , he could be goofy .
and , as far as the studios are concerned , if you think things have changed , think again . over 99 % of new film prints are still junked , not because they are valueless , but just the opposite . now , studios terrified of piracy make sure that few film prints survive theatrical runs . museums like the ncma looking for prints to show in a repertory film program often come up empty handed . locating a decent print for a film only 20 - 30 years old becomes a scavenger hunt . film history does not generate multi - million dollar grosses . a new 35mm print of a classic title not in need of conservation costs around $ 2 - 3000 . 00 , probably the price of a coffee break on the set of the next austin powers movie . which expense do you think the studios consider a good investment ?
crespinel , w . a . ( 2000 ) “pioneer days in colour motion pictures with william t . crespinel” , film history , 12 , 1 : 57 - 71 .
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as the film titled “idle no more” continues to be viewed , stevens , along with other members of the production team , continue to document idle no more from the inside , with another film titled , “idle no more : the next generation , ” that has received 14 , 149 views since its upload to youtube on january 9 th .
wing foot ( richard dix ) , is a navaho educated in an otherwise all - white school . in the course of the story he experiences prejudice from both the whites ( because of his race ) and the navahos ( who disown him because of his upbringing ) . thus , wing foot is looked upon as neither indian nor white , but simply a
redskin .
it may seem surprising that a mainstream movie from 1929 would tackle these issues . to be honest , i went in to redskin bracing myself for some pretty insensitive stuff . what i found was a very sensitive and sympathetic tale of race , pride and family . it was filmed in technicolor on location in new mexico and arizona , making use of actual american indian boarding schools and settlements .
( for another great example of a color film shortage creating a fascinating movie , check out the weird and wonderful 1974 soviet flick at home among strangers , a sort of chechen western heist set during the revolution . color film was rationed so director nikita mikhalkov chose to record the violent action scenes in black and white and the flashback scenes in warm sepia . the color film was reserved for scenes of conversation and character development . i imagine a hollywood director would take the exact opposite approach– color for action , black and white for character . )
73 “para’s 3 - color process ready in year : new color system costs slightly more than black and white , ” film daily , february 24 , 1931 , 1 and 8 . ”
( anonymous ( 1933 ) : die kulturellen möglichkeiten des farbenfilms . in : film - kurier . beilage kinotechnische rundschau , 90 , 15 . 4 . 1933 . ) ( in german )
the sequences of native american life were shot in technicolor , while the rest of the film was photographed in black and white and tinted amber . this was actually an accident , ( see also
the camera negative would still be taken in the same manner but rather than the arduous skip - print - and - paste procedure , gelatin printing matrices would be generated , dyes applied to the reliefs , and each dyed matrix brought into registered contact with a blank 35mm celluloid film to which the color dyes transferred . both images were now contained on one side of a standard film .
educational film exchanges . inc . ( 1930a ) “11th annual announcement 1930 - 31 : one big comedy program” , exhibitors herald – world , 2 august : 6 of 8 page promotional insert .
“a very promising method of making subtractive pictures is the imbibition process . in this , dyed images are prepared upon master films , and the dyes are transferred in succession in register on to a single film coated with gelatin . provided that the mechanical difficulties can be overcome and sharp pictures obtained , results should be excellent , and the process has the advantage of giving a film which has exactly the same properties in regard to curl , etc . , as the ordinary black and white film , so that it can be inserted with black and white film and does not involve any changes in projection . theoretically , the imbibition process could be used for three - color as well as two - color pictures , although the difficulties increase rapidly as the number of transfers become greater .
a full - length all - technicolor revue comprised of various musical and comedic performances , a mega - budget hollywood film with no narrative arc , king of jazz is an unusual motion picture in important respects . but its music - defined style is continuous with the aesthetics of mainstream film - color practice , where color often performs an aesthetic function linked to musical accompaniment . in this regard king of jazz anticipates the technicolor films of the late 1930s , in which intense , eye - catching hues frequently coincide with musical flourishes ( see higgins 2007 : 40 , 101 - 104 , 127 - 133 , 142 ) . in a great many color films , from the 1930s up through the present , chromatic changes , like music cues , underline dramatic twists , signal the arrival of characters , mark transitions from scene to scene or act to act , and draw parallels or contrasts between one narrative event and another from a different part of the film . for natalie kalmus , technicolor’s chief ‘consultant’ to the film industry , the ‘color chart’ that her team produced for each technicolor film was comparable to ‘a musical score [ that ] amplifies the picture in the same manner’ ( kalmus 1935 : 145 ) . for kalmus and countless other film - color experts in the 1930s and since , deciding on when in a film specific colors appear is like deciding when music is to be introduced .
as the year 1930 approached , it appears as though kalmus and his backers were joined in their optimism by all members of the industry . the 1930 film daily year book of motion pictures stated :
buhler , j . , neumeyer , d . and deemer , r . ( 2010 ) hearing the movies : music and sound in film history , oxford and new york : oxford university press .
a government agent ( val kilmer ) mockingly dubbed the
washington redskin
is sent to an oglala sioux reservation to investigate a murder . part sioux himself , the agent has little affinity for his roots , referring to characters he encounters as tonto and geronimo . although nominally a thriller , michael apted ' s film becomes a painstakingly detailed look at american indian problems meshed with the agent ' s growing awareness of his spiritual heritage . mr . apted also directed
incident at oglala ,
a documentary that chronicles similar material . here he mixes a documentary approach with a solid dramatic structure that
effectively drives the film ' s message home ,
janet maslin wrote in the new york times . straight talk 1992 . hollywood . $ 94 . 95 . ld , $ 39 . 99 . 1 : 38 . cc . pg .
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schallert , e . ( 1930 ) “cast good in new york narrative ; ‘young man of manhattan’ tells of newspaper folk ; sennett color film shows” , the los angeles times , 17 may : a7 .
over half a century earlier , my brother david and i had attended one of grey owl ' s lectures in leicester , where we lived . we had even claimed afterwards to have shaken the hand of this real
redskin
and we had asked him for his autograph . i recalled how we had fought for possession of the book containing the author ' s signature . i also remembered , with renewed chagrin , that it was dave who won .
while not a resounding success at the box office , the viking succeeded at accomplishing its primary objectives . exhibitors did not experience cupping problems , nor was scratching of the prints a major problem . in fact , the emulsion on the technicolor imbibition film is harder than ordinary black and white . thus , the colored prints proved more durable and possessed a longer life than any of the film stocks currently in use .
yumibe , j . ( 2009 ) “‘harmonious sensations of sound by means of colors’ : vernacular colour abstractions in silent cinema , ” film history vol . 21 , no . 2 , 164 - 176 . ”
14 see simon brown , ‘colouring the nation : spectacle , reality and british natural colour in the silent and early sound period’ , film history vol . 21 no . 2 , 2009 , pp . 140–1 .
he surprisingly sympathetic tale of a navajo man , wing foot ( richard dix ) , who was taken from his family as a boy and raised in a boarding school . insulted and referred to as “redskin” by his college peers , wing foot also finds that he no longer fits in with his family , especially his extremely traditional father . will wing foot be able to bridge the gap between the culture of his birth and the culture in which he was raised ?
that’s not to say that the film is perfect . it does occasionally employ the classic movie indian platitudes in some of its title cards and a slightly paternalistic tone does shade the plot . the discovery of oil on tribal land is a deus ex machina that allows the characters to neatly sidestep conundrums like tribal war , strained paternal relations and banishment . the ending is a bit pat but the film is generally realistic and satisfying .
( bordwell , david ; staiger , janet ; thompson , kristin ( 1985 ) : the classical hollywood cinema . film style and mode of production to 1960 . london : routledge , on p . 353 . )
( bordwell , david ; staiger , janet ; thompson , kristin ( 1985 ) : the classical hollywood cinema . film style and mode of production to 1960 . london : routledge , on p . 355 . )
this film . . . comes draped in the hair shirt of revisionism , but in reality it ' s an unrepentant throwback to the
good old days
when the only good indian was a dead indian .
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david drazin , who accompanied the nc art museum ' s screening of redskin ( and provided the photocopy of the sheet music ) describes composer j . s . zamecnik as
the paramount hack
who provided sentimental themes for most of the paramount films of the late silent era , including wings and the wedding march . lyricist kerr clearly knew nothing about the new mexico setting , a state notably lacking
silvery streams
and
wild wood ,
especially on the barren acoma mesa .
in 1928 the processing was improved by virtue of a dye - transfer process , which became known as technicolor process no . 3 . the two relief images were produced as they had been in process no . 2 and two matrices were created but instead of being cemented together they remained separate . still in relief , and dyed with the correct colours , the matrices were then pressed using pressured rollers against a blank film coated with gelatine to which the dyed images were transferred by embossing the relief images onto the blank film with the dye , the dyes being locked by the use of a mordant . by this method multiple layers could be registered on a single film strip .
3 . the extent of the scene re - arrangement can be seen when mca’s video edition of the film is compared to the script for the 1933 re - release , available in the margaret herrick library in los angeles .
once the film switches from the navajo settlement to the indian boarding school , the film changes from technicolor to black and white with color tinting . the color only returns when wing foot returns to his people . this is an elegant way of symbolizing the difference between the two worlds but it came about by accident . the producers ran short of cash and sent word to director victor schertzinger to switch from expensive color film to cheaper black and white . by this time , all of the scenes featuring the navajo and pueblo had been shot and only the scenes at the boarding school and in college remained to be filmed . so the movie was actually strengthened by its budget woes .
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the final cumulative $ 1 . 13 million budget meant that the mysterious island struggled to return its cost , and failed . despite impressive worldwide rentals of $ 726 , 000 , the film ultimately set m - g - m back $ 878 , 000 . the excess was written off as another costly mistake . in the end , the film arrived too late to make an impact ; despite the added value of color , silents were already old news .
“then , after having learned how to make gelatin relief matrices of good quality , we tackled the problem of making adequate transfers from those matrices . we had to learn how to prepare the blank film so as to permit imbibition without diffusion . we had to devise a transfer machine capable of handling film in long lengths and in quantities , and in which blank and matrix could be brought into registered contact and held there for several minutes while the dyes transferred .
( ruedel , ulrich ( 2009 ) : the technicolor notebooks at the george eastman house . in : film history , volume 21 , number 1 , 2009 , pp . 47 - 60 , on pp . 49 - 50 )
the pinbelt design was a breakthrough in the development of the i . b . process . the metal belt , dyed matrix film , and blank film came into contact simultaneously , and remained in continuous motion together for several minutes until separated . 16 the blank was then run through an additional pass , this time in contact with the dyed matrix film for the second color record . the pinbelt was joined in a loop , and formed part of a large printing line . rows of pins along each edge of the metal belt held the blank and matrix taut and in register . while moving continuously the matrix film was unrolled , submerged in a dye tank , partially rinsed to remove excess dye , and pressed into contact with the blank . it was then washed of all remaining dye , dried , and prepared for the same procedure again . the crucial point where all three came into contact was dubbed the “roll tank” .
in addition to the slick scenario from elizabeth pickett , redskin benefits from the natural beauty of its new mexico and arizona scenery . the movie also enjoyed cooperation from the navajo , as shown by the scenes of sand painting . the very fact that both the pueblo and navajo are portrayed as distinct and separate cultures with different dress , customs , housing and economies is a refreshing change from the generic tomahawk / tipi / war - bonnet portrayals of american indians that were all too common during this period of filmmaking .
as an actor , dix was a powerhouse . he had natural screen presence that allowed him to quietly take control of his scenes . however , unlike many other equally forceful stars , he was able to dial things back to convey softer emotions . redskin called for all of his versatility . he needed to be able to show his love for his father but also the stubbornness that prevents their reconciliation . he had to face down his childhood tormentor and project exhaustion , inner rage and dignity . it’s all very impressive ,
also during this period , technicolor increased film speeds between two and three times that of process number two . this was accomplished by hypersensitizing the panchromatic camera negative by bathing it in ammonia or some other mildly alkaline solution prior to exposure .
guerin , p . j . , mack sennett color film co . ltd . ( 1930 ) printing machine for cinematograph films , us patent 1 , 880 , 087 ( filed may 9 , 1930 , patented september 27 , 1932 ) .
the film is narrated by a young observer , lt . britton davis ( matt damon ) , a west point graduate who accompanies gatewood as they bring geronimo to an army settlement ; later , after geronimo resumes his war , they go looking for him again . davis acts in the film like a witness from the future , seeing how those who understood the situation , like gatewood , were ignored and reviled because they did not fit in easily with the current sentiments in washington .
after development and etching to form the relief image the matrices were put on a special transfer machine where they function like a half - tone plate in lithography . the matrix printed from the red filter record negative was dyed with a cyan - blue dye and then pressed into contact with a special transfer film . while in contact the dye transferred from the matrix to the transfer film producing a positive dye image . when the transfer was complete the transfer film passed into contact with the matrix printed from the green filter record negative . the red dye from this matrix was transferred on top of the cyan - blue image produced by the other matrix . the transferred print was then washed and dried and was ready for projection . 31
the rights to the film have changed hands and have been licensed to multiple distributors , so it has been released under at least three distinct covers , making it look as if there were several animated features out there , rather than just this one , the disney film , and one other . the names attached to this production include children ' s video of america , pulse distribution and entertainment , bei bogner entertainment , gaiam americas , genius entertainment , nutech digital , and payless entertainment .
peter pan is an australian 50 - minute direct - to - video animated film from burbank films australia , part of a series of low - budget adaptations of classic literature . it was originally released in 1988 , taking advantage of the lapse of the original play ' s copyright in australia , 50 years after j . m . barrie ' s death in 1937 . the story was adapted by paul leadon . the film was produced by roz phillips and featured music composed by john stuart .
the 510 reels discovered by the construction crew were in different states of decomposition , and all were damp . the national film archive of canada rescued them , salvaged what they could , which came to about 425 reels , and began transferring the survivors to safety stock . 190 reels of us productions were transferred to the library of congress for conservation , including this only surviving copy of bliss . with so many silent films lost , each reel is an invaluable piece of the puzzle that is film history .
“dr . troland : there is no absolutely prerequisite intensity , but we favor one of about 10 millilamberts , which is about equivalent to a 10 foot - candle illumination on the average screen . the measurement is made with the shutter running and is the apparent brightness of the screen under these conditions . regarding the relative non - inflammability of technicolor positive , this is due to the fact that the film contains no metallic silver to absorb the heat rays and raise its temperature to the ignition point . the coloring materials which are used are almost wholly transparent to infra - red radiation , and they have about the same absorption as gelatin or film base . of course , the nitrocellulose base is just as inflammable as ever , but the heat passes through instead of being taken up by the film . we have found it possible with a mazda lamp source to stop the film in the gate indefinitely without its being ignited . however , this is not recommended with a high intensity or other arc lamp . ”
but americans are not quick to describe our treatment of the indians as genocide , and even a somewhat revisionist film like
geronimo
is careful to describe the conflicts between the u . s . government and indian
hostiles
as a war .
this complicated moral tapestry is what keeps the film fresh and modern . the characters are not bad or good because of their skin color or national loyalties . they are , first and foremost , people . some basically good characters cause harm without meaning to .
( neale , steve ( 1985 ) : the beginnings of technicolor . in : angela dalle vacche and brian price ( eds . ) : color . the film reader . new york : routledge , 2006 , pp . 13–23 , on pp . 14–15 . )
american me . edward james olmos reveals the prison drug scene and los angeles street gangs in a stark , bleak film . 1992 . mca / universal . $ 94 . 98 . ld , $ 39 . 98 . 2 : 05 . cc . r .
technicolor was fully aware that dye - transfer was a viable and potentially lucrative manufacturing technique for black & white release prints . this potentiality was not lost on kodak , either . in an off - the - books arrangement technicolor agreed with the film manufacturer not to pursue further development . despite promising good results , a black & white i . b . printing process could have been detrimental to one of kodak’s main sources of income if it came into widespread use . “there was a supposed agreement with eastman kodak not to print black and white , ” remembered edward estabrook . “the matrix system allowed you to make black and white prints for a fraction of the normal cost . the cost advantage was based on the use of blank film instead of film with emulsion which eliminated the silver . ” 44
d’haeyere , h . ( 2010 ) “splashes of fun and beauty : mack sennett’s bathing beauties” in king , r . and paulus , t . ( eds . ) , slapstick comedy , afi film reader , london and new york : routledge : 207 - 225 .
“however , the technicolor process in its present form overcomes all of these objections with the possible exception of a reasonable increase in cost . technicolor cameras are now able to work under exactly the same lighting conditions with exactly the same lens apertures as do black and white cameras , and technicolor i . b . film has the same mechanical characteristics as black and white film . it is single - coated , runs through any standard projector , and shows greater resistance to mechanical breakdown than does standard black and white positive . since it contains no silver it is much less liable than black and white to catch fire in the projector when any accident happens . we are therefore confronted primarily only with the questions of the desirability of color in general and of the perfection with which technicolor film reproduces natural color values .
corn blossom is summoned home to her pueblo village where she is forced to abandon her boarding school ways and is cut off from wing foot . wing foot , meanwhile , is invited to a college party but soon realizes that most of the students there resent him , are jealous of him or view him as some kind of toy . a seemingly friendly college party girl finds it funny to perform her version of a tribal war dance ( it is just as racist as it sounds ) . this makes her boyfriend jealous and he heaps slurs on wing foot . before long , everyone is calling him redskin .
they admit that up to now a true yellow is unobtainable . in on with the show warners photographed a yellow taxi , but it came out orange on the film . only when red is added does yellow pick up , and then the result is more orange than yellow .
brost , l . ( 2007 ) “on seeing red : the figurative movement of film colour , ” in w . everett ( ed . ) , questions of colour in cinema : from paintbrush to pixel , bern , switzerland : peter lang , 2007 , 127 - 139 .
2 * in the two - color subtractive method , a beamsplitter prism exposed two frames at once , one through a red filter and one through a green filter . a print was made from each set of images and the two prints were cemented together , yielding a relief image on each side of the film . one side was then dyed red , the other blue - green . imbibition processing improved the method by dyeing each negative’s relief - image print ( its ‘matrix’ ) and immediately stamping it onto another film ; the process resembled half - tone lithography . ”
acoma pueblo ( where corn blossom lives in redskin ) contains the oldest continuously inhabited homes in the us . native americans have lived here since 1150 ad . the pueblo people settled the top of this mesa , 367 feet above the valley , at 7000 ft above sea level to escape marauding bands of navajo and apache ( a conflict echoed in the plot ) . in 1929 , the only way to the top was a series of hand holds carved out of the rock , and the movie company asked permission to cut a dirt road to the top to transport their equipment . this is still the only road , unpaved until 1993 .
il film contribuiva così a dimostrare come l’intera tradizione passata della colorazione potesse essere agevolmente annessa al nuovo regime del colore analogico , con gli innumerevoli vantaggi che avrebbero potuto derivarne . questo ritorno in forza delle attrazioni rivelava anche il grande potenziale di energia che il colore era in grado di liberare sullo schermo . ”
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in the early 1970s the national film theater in london asked langlois for a loan of the cinematheque ' s print tod browning ' s 1927 feature the unknown . langlois agreed . months passed , and then suddenly , the print turned up in london . after thanking langlois the director of the nft expressed surprise at the length of time it had taken to fill his request . langlois reply was ,
ah , but you see , we have so many cans of film marked
unknown
at the cinematheque .
- - glenn myrent and georges p , langlois , henri langlois , first citizen of cinema
even as process no . 3 was being rolled out commercially , kalmus continued his research to figure out a way to use three colours , thus making possible the rendering of the full colour spectrum . the dye - transfer process had effectively solved one of the problems of three - colour cinematography , which was that even by using double - sided film there was still the challenge of how to register the third colour on the print . imbibition allowed two or more colour images to be transferred via the matrices onto the print , provided that the images were in precise register . kalmus therefore focused on producing a working three - colour camera . initial experiments with a successive - frame system were abandoned in favour of a camera which used a beam splitter to split the light from the source through filters , the green record passing straight through a green filter onto a film strip , while the red and blue records were captured on a bipack film through a magenta filter . the camera therefore produced three negatives , one red , one blue , one green . as with the two - colour process , gelatine relief matrices were made which were then dyed complementary subtractive colours and pressed one after the other against a blank film which absorbed the dye .
paramount , m - g - m and universal are making three prints of the color product–one on the film , a second on the disk and a third silent . radio and tiffany , using rca photophone system , are sticking strictly to two , while warners , using vitaphone , is doing the same . 50
the most glaring example of’ delay in color product is a film which is just now about to be released . the picture was completely cut , edited , and ready for release last august as far as the studio was concerned . the seven - month delay has been spent waiting for sufficient prints to come back for general distribution . and the business is moving too fast for any “lot” to mark time for 28 weeks while a finished feature is being processed . point is that some other studio with a similar story beat the color film to screens by doing it in black and white–and that’s a burn - up for the studio boys addicted to color . . . . film execs state they appreciate the national ad campaigns by tech , but point out the delays are causing them to lose the advantages of the publicity . . . . studio heads figure possible delays due to color is one worry they shouldn’t have to shoulder . 55
at one time the extremely delicate process of printing film was being carried on in a building of which one wall had been torn away to make room for enlarging the structure . a job that requires virtually laboratory conditions was being performed amid the debris of falling bricks and the roar of the riveter’s gun . 61
strike three came in the form of a continuing nationwide depression . kalmus found that motion picture executives “were suddenly confronted with the necessity for drastic curtailment of their own budgets because of a sharp drop in motion picture theater attendance . ” 62 the 1951 film daily yearbook of motion pictures summarized the situation as follows :
coates , p . ( 2008 ) “on the dialectic of filmic colors ( in general ) and red ( in particular ) : three colors : red , red desert , cries and whispers , and the double life of véronique , ” film criticism vol . 32 , no . 3 , 2 - 23 .
in redskin , his character can be seen as the complete opposite of richard dix’s . dix plays a man who no longer has a home . marshall’s navajo jim , on the other hand , has effortlessly bridged that gap . part of the reason for his success is that he is a classic slacker . he is perfectly happy to nap his life away and he is not one to make waves . however , he has a good heart and he is willing to help out wing foot . navajo jim is the only person in the trading post who will still speak to wing foot after his exile and he is ready to jump in and save the day when our hero’s claim is jumped .
“while technicolor ii marked a significant achievement , it was not free of problems due to the nature of the cemented positive . irregularities associated with cupping ( bending and curving of the film which interfered with proper focusing ) and emulsion scratching marred the process and motivated technicolor to introduce a third core technology , the imbibition process ( covered in a notebook of the same name ) . imbibition ( ib ) , or dye transfer , aimed to unite two colour records on a single layer of emulsion in order to overcome the problems of the cemented positives . in this system , the matrices did not form the projection positive itself ; instead , the gelatine relief images would be soaked in a dye solution and used ( as in a printing process ) to transfer the dye onto another piece of film . this ‘blank’ film served merely as a recipient of the dyes and provided a single colour projection print with one emulsion , establishing the process known as technicolor iii .