Fall 2021
Fall 2021
What the past 20 months have unleashed underscores the urgency to center trauma and mental health in our ongoing conversations—and in the Fall 2021 issue of Documentary. This past winter, we published a first-person account from cinematographer Jenni Morello about her experiences filming in troubled regions—and her struggles to address the traumas that ensued. Morello’s story inspired us to inquire about other trigger-laden phases of documentary filmmaking, such as post-production. We also assess the impact the process has on protagonists, who have given so much of themselves before the camera, and on so-called “fixers,” who have been instrumental in navigating pathways through dangerous territories. And there’s also the audience, who may be susceptible to unsettling subject matter inherent in the work. Clearly, duty of care has assumed preeminence in the totality of the documentary practice.
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Features
![A BTS photo of a female participant, wearing a purple headscarf, being filmed for 'Healing the Healers.' Courtesy of Transform Films.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/articles/documentary_magazine_fall_2021_healing_the_healers_1.jpg?itok=PmV9UWYq)
![An image of Miranda Yousef’s editing suite: mental health resources creating a much-needed work-wellness balance for the editor. Image courtesy of the author.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/articles/documentary_magazine_fall_2021_building_resilience.jpg?itok=QVsmofuC)
![JP Jayasankar is an Indian male filmmaker photographed on the sets of his documentary, ‘So Heddan So Hoddan.’ Photo by Mangesh Gudekar](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/articles/documentary_magazine_so_heddan_so_hoddan.jpg?itok=PRG8v3ty)
![Carteles Unidos in Michoacan, getting ready to fight against their main enemy: Cartel Jalisco New Generation. Photo courtesy of Miguel Angel Vega](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/articles/documentary_magazine_fall21_fixersfilmmakers.jpg?itok=gYMPHHHR)
![Stock image of a brownstone building with the words ‘How Are You, Really?’ painted on its side wall. Courtesy of Finn/Unsplash](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/articles/documentary_magazine_fall21_mentalhealth.jpg?itok=_0x7eE4z)