No Lies
Encyclopedia
No Lies... is a 1972 short dramatic film
made by Mitchell Block
while he was a student at New York University
. The film, which is in the style of a cinéma vérité interview, deals with a young woman who has been rape
d and has been widely viewed by nurses, therapists and police officers.
In 2008, No Lies... was selected for inclusion by the United States Library of Congress
to its National Film Registry
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
made by Mitchell Block
Mitchell Block
Mitchell Block is an American filmmaker whose 2010 film Poster Girl was nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary and who Executive Produced the Academy Award winning documentary short film Big Mama for HBO in 2000....
while he was a student at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. The film, which is in the style of a cinéma vérité interview, deals with a young woman who has been rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
d and has been widely viewed by nurses, therapists and police officers.
In 2008, No Lies... was selected for inclusion by the United States Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
to its National Film Registry
National Film Registry
The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in October 2008...
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External links
- http://www.directcinemalimited.com for distribution information or to obtain a copy.
- http://www.directcinema.com/dcl/title.php?id=511&list=275,75,421,76,511,233,461,183,77,491,235&alpha=N for legal viewing