When Two Filmmakers Make the Same Movie

Start exploring the riches of cinema with an extended free trial at Help me make more videos! Support this channel: Leave a One-Time Donation: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: About this video essay: Last year, two filmmakers made the same documentary about volcanoes. One got nominated for an Oscar, the other one was made by Werner Herzog. Let’s talk about what his film, The Fire Within, reveals about the meaning of ecstatic truth, the deep humanism invoked by sublime wonder, and the inexplicable magic of cinema. Content: 00:00 Introduction 02:10 In Search of Adequate Images 05:06 Competing Filmmaking Philosophies 09:04 What is Ecstatic Truth? 13:02 From Sublime Wonder to Humanism 17:07 The Inner Chronicle of What We Are