| No Lies | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Mitchell Block |
| Written by | Mitchell Block |
| Produced by | Mitchell Block |
| Starring | Shelby Leverington |
| Cinematography | Alec Hirschfeld |
| Edited by | Ray Anne School |
| Distributed by | Direct Cinema Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
No Lies is a 1973[1][2] American short drama film made by Mitchell Block while he was a student at New York University.
Summary[edit]
The film, which is in the style of a cinéma vérité interview by a young filmmaker,[3][4] deals with a young woman who has been raped and the trauma that came with it.[5][6][7]
Legacy[edit]
In 2008, No Lies... was selected for inclusion by the United States Library of Congress to its National Film Registry, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[8][9]
In 2016, film critics for the website IndieWire selected No Lies as one of the ten best short films ever made.[10]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ WorldCat.org
- ^ BFI
- ^ MUBI
- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ No Lies: Direct Cinema as Rape on JSTOR
- ^ UC Berkeley Library
- ^ The Best Found Footage/Mock-Doc Movies You Probably Haven't Seen|/Film
- ^ "Cinematic Classics, Legendary Stars, Comedic Legends and Novice Filmmakers Showcase the 2008 Film Registry" News from the Library of Congress (30 December 2008)
- ^ "Films Selected to the Library of Congress National Film Registry 1989-2010". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ Ehrlich, David (July 25, 2016). "What Is The Best Short Film Ever Made? — Critics Survey". IndieWire. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
Literature[edit]
- Vivian Sobchack (1977): No Lies. Direct Cinema as Rape. In: Journal of the University Film Association 29.4 (1977): pp. 13–18.
- Mitchell Block (2006): The Truth about No Lies (If You Can Believe It). In: Juhasz, Alexandra; Lerner, Jesse (eds.) 2006: F is for Phony. Fake Documentary and Truth’s Undoing., Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, pp. 187–195, ISBN 978-0816642519
