... events that are occurring without the intervention of the filmmaker (Bakri's Jenin, Jenin for example) Moore and Broomfield are antagonists for their own films, they personally create scenes for the purposes of the film with what has been described as "ambush journalism" by critics. This raises obvious ... serial killer when ironically with the film Broomfield was exploiting the case for his own ends. The documentary film or rather the documentary films produced by Moore and Broomfield provide a very effective means of self publicity and in Moore's case influencing opinion. The format al...

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... Moore is an American filmmaker, author, social critic and liberal activist, who became involved in creating various takes on political wrongdoings through audio and visual media like music videos, fictional films and comprehensive documentaries. Through these, he is able to communicate his perspective on the political and economic figures of the country, who often dislike him because they find his creations ... , Moore leaves a blank screen with the sounds of the planes crashing into the World Trade Center, and then shows us the terrified faces in the streets of Manhattan, witnessing the...

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