Special Learning Session: Ethical Documentary Filmmaking

How do documentary filmmakers develop and maintain the tools that ensure participants and communities are not exploited and are treated with dignity, care, and concern– before, during, and post-production? Drawing on decades of experience, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Daresha Kyi will discuss the guiding principles for ethical filmmaking that acknowledge power dynamics and strive for mutually beneficial collaborations and results. Resource materials will be distributed.