On the other hand; we think we can tell non-fiction from fiction. But how can we be sure at a glance what it is we’re looking at? How is that we can tell? Is non-fiction always based on facts? Can something really be pure fiction or pure fact?
The power of the camera
Taking a documentary as a starting-off point, students embark on a journey of discovery with a filmmaker in the cinematic world of fact and fiction. The filmmaker enters into a surprising conversation with the students about the power of the camera, editing, sound and scenario. Through viewing assignments and dialogue, students experience that what seems objective is not always the case.
Objective and factual
The film quiz with its many clips allows pupils to apply the knowledge they have just acquired. Now that they are more alert: how objective and factual is Reality TV, or a vlog?Students will meet the director of one of the following films, depending on which filmmaker can attend:
Champ (Cassandra Offenberg, NL 2019 16’)
Stotteraar (Lante Kluiving, NL 2025, 19’)
Fact or Fiction? is a collaboration between Eye and IDFA.
