The making of Ophir - Bougainville stories and silences: An exploration of the documentary

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W. Bacon, Nicole Gooch
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This article focuses on the making of the award-winning film Ophir in the context of issues relevant to journalism and documentary production. It explores how a partnership of filmmakers, scholars and Bougainvillean community leaders worked to create a documentary that goes beyond bare facts to create deeper meaning. Based on an interview with one of the filmmakers, Olivier Pollet, it discusses issues of archival research, gender, distribution and language. It raises ethical questions about how mining company Rio Tinto used an anthropologist to produce covert corporate intelligence in the 1960s. Through a discussion of the work of independent investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein, it considers how recent Australian aid policy was used to shape public debate about options for Bougainville. It highlights the importance of supporting grassroots storytelling that penetrates distorted mainstream media narratives, especially at a time of shifting geopolitical interests. 
奥菲尔-布干维尔故事和沉默的制作:纪录片的探索
本文的重点是在新闻和纪录片制作相关问题的背景下制作获奖电影《Ophir》。它探讨了电影制作人、学者和布干维尔社区领袖如何合作,制作一部超越事实、创造更深刻意义的纪录片。该片基于对其中一位电影制作人奥利维尔·波莱(Olivier Pollet)的采访,讨论了档案研究、性别、发行和语言等问题。它引发了关于矿业公司力拓(Rio Tinto)在上世纪60年代如何利用人类学家制作秘密企业情报的伦理问题。通过对独立调查记者安东尼·洛温斯坦(Antony Loewenstein)工作的讨论,本书考虑了澳大利亚最近的援助政策是如何被用来影响公众对布干维尔选择的辩论的。它强调了支持草根叙事渗透扭曲主流媒体叙事的重要性,尤其是在地缘政治利益不断变化的时期。
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Pacific Journalism Review
Pacific Journalism Review COMMUNICATION-
CiteScore
1.80
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发文量
28
审稿时长
24 weeks
期刊介绍: While one objective of Pacific Journalism Review is research into Pacific journalism theory and practice, the journal has also expanding its interest into new areas of research and inquiry that reflect the broader impact of contemporary media practice and education. A particular focus is on the cultural politics of the media, including the following issues: new media and social movements, indigenous cultures in the age of globalisation, the politics of tourism and development, the role of the media and the formation of national identity and the cultural influence of New Zealand as a branch of the global economy within the Pacific region. It also has a special interest in climate change, environmental and development studies in the media and communication and vernacular media in the region.
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