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Dziga Vertov (1896-1954) was a pioneering Soviet filmmaker and theorist. Born David Abelevich Kaufman in Białystok, Poland, Vertov later changed his name to Dziga Vertov, meaning "spinning top" in Ukrainian. He is best known for his avant-garde documentary films, particularly his masterpiece "Man with a Movie Camera" (1929). Vertov valued the power of cinema to capture reality, advocating for a "Kino-Eye" philosophy that privileged objective truth over fiction. His innovative techniques, such as montage and "cine-eyes," greatly influenced the development of documentary filmmaking and continue to inspire generations of filmmakers worldwide.

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I am the camera's eye. I am the machine that shows you the world as I alone see it. Starting from today I am forevcr free of human immobility. I am in perpetual movement. I approach and draw away from things--I crawl under them--I climb on them--I am on the head of a galloping horse

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