Tom Atwood: To Be A Runner

To Be A Runner

Produced by Tom Atwood
© 2007 Edwardsville Cross Country Booster Club
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At cross-country banquets I'm always surprised by how different the runners look. Normally, we see them sweating, panting, in pain. But Thursday night, we got to see them smile, laugh, and cry. We got to see how poised and intelligent they are, and what excellent speeches they can deliver. They thanked the booster club, praised their coaches, and no doubt inspired younger runners from the middle schools who were invited to attend the banquet. It was a beautiful end to the season, and it is the focus of this short video, the title of which comes from Andy Barnett's senior speech.

New Documentary

Is documentary filmmaking explotive by nature? It's a question producer Tom Atwood sets out to explore in a new film, "Trafficking in Reality." However, the documentary takes an unexpected turn when a young woman featured in one of Atwood's previous documentaries questions his tactics and behavior as a producer. The issues of consent and exploitation, illustrated vividly in the film's critiques of other well-known documentaries, become personal as Atwood wrestles with past ethical lapses, with his own trafficking in reality. To see excerpts, visit www.traffickinginreality.com.

Is documentary filmmaking exploitive by nature? It's a question producer Tom Atwood sets out to explore in a new film, "Trafficking in Reality." However, the documentary takes an unexpected turn when a young woman featured in one of Atwood's previous documentaries questions his tactics and behavior as a producer. The issues of consent and exploitation, illustrated vividly in the film's critiques of other well-known documentaries, become personal as Atwood wrestles with past ethical lapses, with his own trafficking in reality. To see excerpts, visit www.traffickinginreality.com.

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