Discussion of Elizabeth Barret's Stranger with a Camera

Hi everyone!

Post your reaction to the film and your responses to at least on of the following discussion questions:

1. What are the conflicts/themes of the documentary?
2. Discuss the role of Elizabeth Barret, the filmmaker, in the documentary. Why does she present herself in the way she does?
3. Barret poses the question “Who gets to tell the community story?” at the beginning of the documentary? Now, having watched the film, what do you think the answer is?
4. How do the images of Appalachia shown by major media compare to the images taken by Elizabeth Barret?

Remember to respond to others' posts in order to get the discussion going.

I also recommend checking out this awesome website about the film: http://www.itvs.org/strangerwithacamera/