Jamie Baron Response

I like how Baron challenges how we view documentary footage. He talks about how historical narratives are often viewed as objective truth, but it still being put into a film. The person creating the documentary can still tell whatever story they want using this historical footage. I thought this was interesting in connection with the saying "history is written by the winners". I always thought of this in connection to my history textbooks throughout high school, but it obviously can be connected to historical film as well. I also thought that his thoughts on the archive and the power that comes into play when you are using this footage in your piece because you have the power to create a whole new narrative from already existing footage. This power makes me a little nervous in this next project!