Just Representations, First Edition

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Selected writings by acclaimed filmmaker Robert Gardner capture his unique observations during filmmaking expeditions, offering insights into diverse cultures. The collection includes journal entries, accounts of unrealized film projects, and essays reflecting on premodern societies he studied firsthand. Gardner's voiceover narrations from "Dead Birds" and "Rivers of Sand" are reimagined in written form. Through interviews, letters, and articles, he explores the interplay between filmmaking, anthropology, and the broader human quest for understanding reality.