Two-time Emmy Award-winning documentarian June Cross once said: Good journalists don’t just write about issues, instead, journalists often focus on engaging audiences by telling the stories of people who are affected by these larger issues. Be it race, culture or class; politics, business or activism; sports, arts or entertainment — women have something to say on these issues. This panel of filmmakers (and journalists-turned-filmmakers) will explore the breadth of telling women’s stories in documentaries, providing an overview of the rewards and challenges for journalists in the documentary arena: Are there differences in methodology as the filmmaker and the journalist? Does the medium matter (broadcast, cable, public television, film or the Internet)? What do journalists need to know before delving into the documentary world? Come hear these women share stories about their films and their process, then see their films during our first-ever JAWS CAMP Film Festival, with opportunities for more in-depth Q&As following the screening. Panelists:
- Mary Trunk, producer-director, Lost In Living;
- Carol Bash, producer-director, Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings The Band,
- Katina Alexander Dunn, producer-director, Kumpania (YouTube video trailer, plus a Flamenco flash mob)
- Mary Dore, director, She's Beautiful When She's Angry
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