AWFJ @ SFF Filmmaker Forum: Storytelling Skill Sets For Documentarians — Liz Whittemore Reports

Filmmakers Debra Granik, Tory Stewart, Steve London, Marie-Lou Gingras and Mark Schuman, and IDFA film consultant Jannie Langbroek talk about how a filmmaker’s skill sets shape storytelling style. Jennifer Merin moderates the panel discussion at the AWFJ Filmmaker Forum @ SFF 2015.

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AWFJ @ Salem Film Fest 2015 Filmmaker Forum – “The Obligations and Limitations of Engagement”

Erinnisse and Patryk Rebisz (co-dir.) Shoulder the Lion; Morgan Schmidt-Feng (dir.) Om Her Own; Jonathan Howells (dir.) Alfred & Jakobine; and Marie-Lou Gingras (editor) Once Upon A Crime: The Borrelli – Davis Conspiracy follow the lives of people who’ve experienced trauma and life-changing events. How do the filmmakers balance empathy and objectivity, and how do they disengage whtn the project is finished. Listen to the discussion..

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AWFJ Presents EDA Awards and Panels @ Salem Film Fest – March 6-13, 2014

How do documentary filmmakers gain the trust of subjects who are often in tenuous situations? How do they avoid altering the outcome of the real life stories they’re telling? These are the vital topics being discussed in AWFJ’s filmmaker panels at this year’s Salem Film Fest. Read more…

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