Fuera de Campo, a political initiative committed to showcasing Argentine cinema, found a fitting 2025 opener in Lucas Gallo’s televisual archive doc
Getting Real
Three core members of Tikkun Olam Productions on unlearning the conventional model and what the nonprofit collective making movement-aligned work
Mandy Chang, recently appointed chief executive officer of the Documentary Film Council, on leveraging her decades-long experience to move beyond
Jean-Marie Teno is Africa’s preeminent documentary filmmaker. With a critical eye and a sharp wit, he questions the established truth, exposes the
Anand Patwardhan has been making political documentaries for over four decades pursuing diverse and controversial issues that are at the crux of social and political life in India. Many of his films were at one time or another banned by state television channels in India and became the subject of litigation by Patwardhan, who successfully challenged the censorship rulings in court.
Erika Dilday, a producer, journalist and media executive, is the executive director of American Documentary Inc. and executive producer of its award-winning documentary series POV on PBS and America ReFramed on WORLD Channel.
Nanfu Wang is an award-winning Chinese filmmaker based in the U.S. Wang directed and produced the feature documentaries 'Hooligan Sparrow' (Sundance 2016), 'I Am Another You' (SXSW 2017, Special Jury Prize winner), 'One Child Nation' (Sundance 2019, Grand Jury Prize Winner, Amazon), and 'In the Same Breath' (Sundance 2021, HBO).
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In a world rent asunder, conference speakers thrust documentary ethics into reality.
Jemma Desai’s keynote address at Getting Real 2024 delves deeply into the ethical and existential challenges faced by cultural workers, particularly in the realm of documentary filmmaking, against the backdrop of global conflicts, notably the ongoing crisis in Palestine: “I have chosen to speak about integrity and so I cannot speak about anything but Palestine.” Her reflections resonate beyond the specific context of film, challenging all cultural workers to consider their role in shaping narratives that affirm human dignity and confront systemic injustices.