WHAT IS TRUTH ANYWAY - DOCUMENTARY IN THE AGE OF MISTRUST

Joe Bini learned the art of cinematic storytelling through editing unscripted documentary and imaginative narrative films. He has worked with some of the greatest living filmmakers, including a 19-year relationship with Werner Herzog on such world-renown documentaries as “Grizzly Man,” “Cave of Forgotten Dreams," and “Into the Abyss,” and narrative films such as “Rescue Dawn” and “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.” He also edited Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “You Were Never Really Here” and Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey” and “Bird.” Recent documentaries include, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed," by Laura Poitras, “Remake” by Ross McElwee and “Below the Clouds” by Gianfranco Rosi. His focus on cinematic exploration and the boundaries of visual language has led him to more experimental forms such as two live theater/ film pieces he co-wrote and directed, “A Thousand Thoughts,” about the Kronos Quartet, and “Little Ethiopia,” a dialogue about life and film. His current project is an experimental storytelling device that combines cinema and literature, called “Burden of Other People’s Dreams” that premiered at CPH:DOX in March.

My work evolves around exploring the intersection of media, technology, and society, looking at how immersive technologies, AI, and digital transformation might shape the future media landscape. I have a strategic background in the media industry and as advisor and keynote speaker.

Sameer Padania is an independent researcher and strategist working to build healthy public interest information ecosystems and reduce information inequality, both in the UK and around the world. He works with diverse stakeholders - from philanthropies and city administrations to civil society, media organisations and think tanks, including, most recently, with the German Marshall Fund and with Demos - on strategies, policies and funding mechanisms to build democratic information infrastructure, including public service media.