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I think NOLD has the impact it has precisely for that reason: it is cheaply, not terribly "well-made" and that, combined with the subject matter, gets under your skin in ways a more slick production won't.
I think of it as the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Syndrome": the shortcomings of the filmmaking help the film get through your defenses because it somehow feels more 'documentary-like' in a way.
There is an old saying: the medium is the message.
It is indeed. You are as powerfully affected by the way something is presented to you as you are by the content itself.
Best,
C.
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