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Governing Visions of the Real traces the emergence, development, and techniques of Griersonian documentary – named for pioneering Scottish film-maker John Grierson – in New Zealand throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Paying close attention to the productions of the National Film Unit in the 1940s and 1950s, Lars Weckbecker traces the shifting practices and governmentality of documentary’s ‘visions of the real’ as New Zealand and its population came to be envisioned through NFU film for an ensemble of political, pedagogic, and propagandistic purposes.
'I found the book to be an interesting look at New Zealand’s National Film Unit and its historical context, specifically the creation of the organization and its evolution over time. [...] Governing Visions of the Real definitely challenges its reader to question what constitutes a film as a documentary, especially within governmental and political use.'
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Griersonian Programme for Documentary Film and Democratic Government
Chapter 2: Propaganda
Chapter 3: Civic Education
Chapter 4: Public Relations
Conclusions: Re-Forming Vision