CPH:CONFERENCE - DAY 1

Challenging misconceptions and revealing how partnership can support creative integrity rather than simply constrain it, this session will see Carolyn Bernstein (National Geographic) converse with director Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris (Time and Water).

In the beginning the cinema was silent. How is sound used as a creative and critical force in contemporary moving images - what do we sense first, sound or image?

A conversation about trust, power, and the future of documentary.

What would an AI built by and for documentary filmmakers actually look like? What values should guide it? What should it refuse to do?

The past 15 years have unleashed a wave of immersive projects challenging the visual dominance of 20th-century media. These works invite embodied engagement through smell, touch, and positional awareness, turning passive viewing into visceral understanding.