"Who Is Telling Whose Story, To Whom, and Why?"

The question of “who is telling whose story” is a critical one, both to issues of justice and a fuller understanding of the reality of a film (or any re-constructed reality). I try to always examine this, but it’s hard to know how much to investigate and when and how to alter the trajectory of a project based on the answers. I loved this powerful and smart speech by filmmaker Lisa Valencia-Svensson which expands on the question to add “to whom, and why?” I’ve found these additions very insightful, especially in editing, where for me they add very a helpful specificity to the investigation.

https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/who-telling-whose-story-whom-and-why