The Lense Reflected: Research Findings on RepresentationCPH:CONFERENCE - Future At Our Fingertips - Filmmaking:Freedom / 15:00-15:15

THE LENS REFLECTED

15:15-15:30 Tuesday 21.03, Social Cinema, Kunsthal Charlottenborg

In the most extensive research ever conducted on representation in documentary, the Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI) studied the racial and gender diversity of directors and protagonists across more than 1,200 documentaries distributed between 2014 and 2020. Caty Borum, one of the leaders of the study, presents its findings hinting at the new distribution patterns, defining nonfiction storytelling for audiences.

speakers

Caty Borum

Executive Director at Center for Media & Social Impact, USA

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9:30-11:30

Tuesday, March 21

ARTISTS & AUTEURS

Join us for a thought provoking discussion with filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin, presenting their latest feature, Wild Life.

ARTISTS & AUTEURS is part of our morning sessions from Monday-Thursday, March 20-24.

11:30-13:00

Tuesday, March 21

A DIALOGUE ON CRAFT

This session of DIALOGUES ON CRAFT brings together Alison O’Daniel, Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck to discuss their films selected in this edition of CPH:DOX.

DIALOGUES ON CRAFT takes place from Monday-Thursday, March 20-24.

15:30-16:30

Tuesday, March 21

SPACE FOR VARIETY

Noting the market is ever more reluctant to take risks, how can we ensure the richness, heterogeneity and artistic freedom of the non-fiction genre?

Tuesday’s FUTURE AT OUR FINGERTIPS theme is FILMMAKING:FREEDOM.

16:45-17:45

Tuesday, March 21

Can setting filmmakers in the center of the industry counterbalance market pressures and guarantee artistic originality, access to talents from underrepresented communities and deeper artistic reflections of the world?

Tuesday’s FUTURE AT OUR FINGERTIPS theme is FILMMAKING:FREEDOM.

Hosts

Malikkah Rollins

Malikkah is the Director of Industry and Education at DOC NYC. She is also the co-founder of DocuMentality, an initiative designed to elevate the conversation around mental health in the global documentary industry. She is a trained psychotherapist which she served as for 10 years.

Philippa Kowarsky

Philippa is the founder of Cinephil, an international sales and advisory firm representing among others Academy Award nominated films such as The Gatekeepers, The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence, Collective, Flee and A House Made of Splinters. She is also the co-founder of Film Platform, an educational streaming service available in over 2,000 universities worldwide. For just under a year, until August 2022, she served as Lead Commissioning Editor for BBC Storyville.

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speakers

Caty Borum

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ARTISTS & AUTEURS

A DIALOGUE ON CRAFT

SPACE FOR VARIETY

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