Perspectives is a series of talks that takes you behind the scenes of Canadian documentary filmmaking. This series is presented by the DOC Institute with generous support from presenting sponsor Vistek as well as the Toronto Arts Council and Ontario Creates.
In each week of this three-part series, three filmmakers join host Aisha Jamal to unpack an element of documentary filmmaking and explain the role it plays in their work. This series was recorded as a live event via Zoom. The Perspectives panel featured a live conversation with the filmmakers, followed by questions from the audience.
Following episode one’s conversation “Tackling Theme,” filmmakers Lisa Jackson (Biidaaban: First Light), Joannie Lafrenière (Snowbirds), and Aïcha Diop (Nancy’s Workshop) join Jamal to discuss the challenges and rewards of navigating different formats for storytelling. After choosing a story and narrowing down the themes, how does a filmmaker decide whether to approach a subject through a feature film, short doc, series, virtual reality project, interactive work, or something entirely new?
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For further viewing (select filmography)
The films of Lisa Jackson:
Savage
The Embargo Project (“Intemperance” segment)
Highway of Tears VR
The Crimes of Shelley Chartier
Biidaaban: First Light
Lichen (trailer)
Transmissions (trailer)
The films of Joannie Lafrenière:
Snowbirds
The Woman who Saw the Bear
King Lajoie
NFB Pause: Marc St.-Pierre
Bibelot et Bingo
Gabor (teaser trailer)
The films of Aïcha Diop:
Nancy’s Workshop
Engraved on a Nation
Riot Girls
Next week’s episode: Genre!
Have a topic you would like considered in a future episode? Contact us at info@povmagazine.com.
Credits:
Hosted by Aisha Jamal
Audio editing by Madeline Lines
Clapper image by Anuwat Meereewee
Intro theme: “First Met” by Vikas Singh Chhonker
