Auteurism Expanded

“Auteurism Expanded” in Su Friedrich provides an overview of experimental filmmaker Su Friedrich’s career. It traces her oeuvre from 16 mm film in the late 1970s to digital video in the early twenty-first century. Outlining the book’s objective to define her style across technological, aesthetic, and political transformations, “Auteurism Expanded” offers an understanding of auteurism. This notion takes into account conditions of film production and distribution, as well as commitments to social movements, critical traditions, and communities. This first section posits Friedrich’s biography as a defining influence on her work. Following a discussion of the titles of her films, it concludes with an outline of the book.