This book bridges the gap between film theory and filmmakers- thoughts and poetics, and proposes a new way to address and elaborate film theory.It brings together primary sources by filmmakers themselves, drawing on their films, interviews, books, texts, and manifestos. Divided into three parts, the book covers the main aspects of this approach. Part one discusses the concepts of -author- and -filmmaker-. Part two evaluates the creative processes of a broad range of filmmakers, including V-or Gaviria (Colombia), Kleber Mendon-Filho (Brazil), Jean-Luc Godard and Agn-Varda (France), Abbas Kiarostami (Iran) Pa. Ranjith (India), Andy Warhol (USA), Maya Deren (Ukraine-USA) and Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey). The final part examines filmmakers- various techniques, particularly the use of multi-images, after-(dialectical)-images, and the use of sound as a sensorial and narrative tool. This curated selection of writings, with contributors from a range of countries including the USA, UK, India, Chi
