The First Found Footage Film (Isn't What You Think)

I was so surprised to learn that the first found footage film was NOT what I expected, and I had to tell you what it was.

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SOURCES:

"Project Shirley - THE CONNECTION"
http://www.projectshirley.com/press/c...

"Project Shirley - PORTRAIT OF JASON"
http://projectshirley.com/press/portr...

"Experimental director Shirley Clarke on her film about drug addiction – archive, 1961"
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017...

"The Addict's Existence"
https://uploads.guim.co.uk/2017/06/13...

"THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: A Case Study"
by Jon Silver
https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41191/1/BL...

"THE CONNECTION"
by Bill Blick
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2004/c...

"'THE CONNECTION,' on Stage, Screen, and Disk"
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/goi...

"The Clippings Files: The Jackie McLean Years"
by Richard Brody
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/ric...

"Talking Smack About Junk: Shirley Clarke’s ‘THE CONNECTION’"
by J. Hoberman
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2012/0...

"Shirley Clarke's 'CONNECTION': Will It Click At Last?"
by Pat Dowell
https://www.npr.org/2012/06/23/155513...

"Peeling Away The Layers In A 'PORTRAIT OF JASON'"
by John Powers
https://www.npr.org/2013/05/02/179876...

"THE CONNECTION" and "IN THE LAND OF THE HEAD HUNTERS"
by Steven Boone
https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/...

"An Actor's Life For Him"
by Iron Cupcake
https://theironcupcake.wordpress.com/...

"The ‘BLAIR WITCH’ Extended Universe: How a Tiny Indie Film Became a Horror Sensation—and Invented Modern Movie Marketing"
by Alyssa Bereznak
https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019...

"Shirley Clarke Saw the Future of Cinema"
by Richard Brody
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the...

"‘THE CONNECTION’ Portrayed Addiction Unapologetically in 1961—and Gave Us an Instant Classic Jazz Performance"
by Amelia Glasker
https://thehotpinkpen.com/2020/12/09/...

"Shirley Clarke’s Indefinite Truths"
by Rennie McDougall
https://gagosian.com/quarterly/2022/0...


Music:
Suspense e Investigação by descreveaiRPG
Sad Music For Memorials by Andrew Faid
Nhạc Phòng Chờ Sang Trọng Tinh Tế by Zazz Bossa
Sad World by Epic_Music
You Can Kill The Man, But You Can't Kill The Voice by Alfred Grupstra