Additions to Origins The Subjects I feel that it would be effective either in its own section or within Origins to expand on the audiences that ethnographic films are geared towards The article now seems to focus well on the aesthetic and historical context and the scientific research and study that can be done However it is only slightly mentioned through Nai the Story of a Kung Woman on how the actual subjects or indigenous tribes react to and can utilize this film In order to expand on this topic I was thinking of a rough statement like this would be ideal Indigenous tribes and people often have clearly defined practical reasons for participating in ethnographic films Such reasons include creating a record of their lives for future generations warning authorities of potential problems exchanging cultural information with other cultural groups and educating dominant cultures Aufderheide Patricia Documentary Film A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press 2007 An ethnographic film by indigenous creators can also concentrate heavily on a particular movement towards indigenous activism The way an activist approach is accomplished is when filmmakers approach the issue with a tactic of openness which ultimately no longer makes the camera a transparent object and instead an actor on stage that is allowed to be lead by its subjects Aufderheide Patricia Documentary Film A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press 2007 References 67 133 229 226