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Item None of it is true, all of it is real(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2024) Godfrey, Tiana Alyse; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Rollin BeamishTruth relies on objectivity, but we are not capable of objectivity. In contrast, reality is subjective. With this in mind, I begin with the position that truth cannot be understood as anything other than a person's reality. In other words, objectivity can only be experienced subjectively. Through my art, I try to explore the objective subjective and subjective objective, and play with this paradox. For this thesis, I specifically discuss how I believe I have found an interesting paradoxical playground through painting an immediate image of what is credibly an objective place, while being cognizant of what felt true to me within that shared place.Item Documentary and the pursuit of truth(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2020) Savage, Ariel Lee; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Cindy StillwellDeveloped as a genre in the 1920s, documentary film has long been considered a bastion for truth and knowledge. With this assumed integrity, however, came an enduring discourse on the deeper complexities of truth and the authorial power of the documentarian. As poststructuralist theory states it is impossible to recognize a universal truth. While it has long been understood that objectivity in documentary is impossible, I argue that documentary can be used instead to understand people. Comparing 'Grey Gardens', 'Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer', and 'Behind the Curve', I analyze the historical context of each film, as well as the subjective techniques utilized to avow the documentarian's construct framing each documentary experience. I apply similar techniques to my documentary, 'Bigfoot and the Citizen Scientist' and further argue that truth is subjective and often murky, and therefore, our documentaries should reflect that.