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  • Keeping it semi-real for Oscars (fictionalized stories -how do they qualify as documentaries)

    11/30/2004 1:48:12 AM PST · by weegee · 1 replies · 291+ views
    The Chicago Sun Times ^ | November 28, 2004 | Roger Ebert (The Answerman)
    Q. The Motion Picture Academy has named the 12 finalists for the best documentary category. Two of the titles jumped off the list for me: "The Story of the Weeping Camel" and "Touching the Void." Since both of these films were fictionalized versions of their stories and employed actors to play many of the roles, how do they qualify as documentaries? Greg Nelson, Chicago A. Bruce Davis, executive director of the Motion Picture Association, replies: "The questions about the eligibility of 'The Story of the Weeping Camel' and 'Touching the Void' in this year's feature documentary field are fair ones...