Controversy and Access Taking Documentaries to the Edge

Get ready to go outside your comfort zone, as this panel attempts to tackle some of the toughest questions facing documentary filmmakers who want to push the limits of what is culturally acceptable. Is it possible to keep an open mind while filming with the controversial subjects? Where is the line between subject and filmmaker? What if your story doesn’t fit with the mainstream narrative? What are the f*cking rules??? Panelists: Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss (director, Lovemobil) Katja Esson (Oscar-nominated Documentarian) Hasan Oswald (director, Higher Love) David Pierce (Pierce Law Group) Moderator: Cullen Hoback (director, What Lies Upstream)