"Péter Forgács is indeed an alchemist, as this insightful compendium of essays proclaims; his extraordinary process transforms ordinary home movies into works of profound and sometimes mysterious beauty. This volume brilliantly articulates the qualities that make his work so distinctive and important, not only as acts of cinematic archaeology but as transformative art. Michael Renov's concise appreciation of Forgács' devastating reimagining of pre-Holocaust Jewish family movies in The Maelstrom, and Bill Nichols's and Scott MacDonald's revealing interviews with the filmmaker himself, are among the gems to be discovered." –Peter L. Stein, Executive Director, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker
