The confessional device in the documentary and its effects
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2020.1.37567Keywords:
Confessional device, Identity and subjectivity, Brazilian documentary, Confessional performanceAbstract
The article approaches the act of confession in film and video documentaries. It is about talking about yourself for image and sound recording devices, in a dubious mirror-window relationship. We reflect on the various forms of activation and updating of these resources, aimed to the construction of identities and subjectivities, driven by relations of knowledge and power. The text inspects some of these forms in Brazilian documentaries and highlights the sense of confessional performance, as dominant aspect.
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