Documentary scholars have long engaged with the responsibility of documentary makers in relation to their subjects. But what happens when this responsibility is set at a remove, when the recording already exists for repurposing? This book surveys films and videos that appropriate preexisting footage...

Documentary scholars have long engaged with the responsibility of documentary makers in relation to their subjects. But what happens when this responsibility is set at a remove, when the recording already exists for repurposing? This book surveys films and videos that appropriate preexisting footage and theorizes the ethical implications.