Williamsburg Regional Library

The Territories

eng

videorecording

The Territories

electronic resource

Originally produced by Pragda in 2017

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The desire to bear witness to the world's great tragedies is addressed playfully by Ivan Granovsky in humorous THE TERRITORIES. It's a miracle that this road movie even exists, it seems. The three previous times that director and protagonist attempted to make a film, he relates with a sense of self-mockery, turned into fiascos. An engrossing exploration into what it means to be a journalist, the film is about how we approach the conflicts - not the conflicts themselves - and the role the press plays in times of fake news. Through war correspondents, journalists, and political scientists, Granovsky narrates from what we call the front lines - the boundary between the journalist and the bullets

live action