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Introduction
Documentary filmmaking involving difficult ethical decision making Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
What do we choose to attend to, as filmmakers? Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Education
Thinking through the ethics of working with a vulnerable contributor Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
People and research Dr Anna Claydon, University of Leicester
Approaching research for film and for academic contexts Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Approaching the research process Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Using “Justine” to explore the canon in a documentary film teaching programme Professor Michael Renov, University of Southern California
Lecturing and teaching documentary practice Dr. Alexandra Juhasz, Distinguished Professor of Film at Brooklyn College, The City University of New York.
Student responses to two documentary modes in “Justine” Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, the New School in New York
Discussing “Justine” Dr E. Anna Claydon, University of Leicester
How are ethics relevant to a discussion of creative/documentary practice? Professor Dan Geva, Beit Berl College
Five western philosophers’ ethical frameworks Professor Dan Geva, Beit Berl College
Examining the actions of the filmmaker through an Aristotelian lens Professor Dan Geva, Beit Berl College
Examining the actions of the filmmaker through an Aristotelian lens (2) Professor Dan Geva, Beit Berl College
How would Kant assess the filmmaker? Professor Dan Geva, Beit Berl College
Can or should the actions of the filmmaker promote happiness? Philosopher John Stuart Mill Professor Dan Geva, Beit Berl College
What are the contradictory forces at play in the making of the film? Philosopher Simone de Beauvoir Professor Dan Geva, Beit Berl College
The ethics of care Professor Dan Geva, Beit Berl College
Consent
What is the foundational idea of ethical practice for makers? Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Research, production ethics and trust Dr Anna Claydon, University of Leicester and Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Can consent can be given in ways other than language? Dr Anna Claydon, University of Leicester
When consent becomes assent and dissent Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Consent as acceptance and interest Dr E. Anna Claydon, University of Leicester and Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Raising questions Dr Tiffany Fairey, Kings College London
How do you approach informed consent? Simon Willmoth, University of the Arts London
How does informed consent operate with a vulnerable contributor? Dr Alison Clark, University College London Institute of Education
How does a vulnerable contributor show they want to participate? Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, The New School
What should I do before I start working with a vulnerable group? Professor Dorit Naaman, Queen’s University
How do you negotiate consent with a contributor unable to give consent verbally? Dr Anna Claydon, University of Leicester, Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London, Professor Brian Winston, University of Lincoln
How can I tell if the contributor agreed to appear in the film? Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, The New School
Consent & relationships with contributor & family MA Documentary Film @LCC student Ebenezer E. Apea in conversation with Professor Pratap Rughani
Consent, beyond the consent form Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Being guided by contributors’ responses Dr Alison Clark, University College London Institute of Education
Does consent change when contributors tell you more? MA Documentary Film @LCC student Ellie Wainwright in conversation with Professor Pratap Rughani.
Representation
Representation in a social and cultural context Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
What is the experience of the individual? Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London with Dr E. Anna Claydon, University of Leicester
Kate Adams talks about commissioning “Justine” for Project Art Works Kate Adams, Artist & Director Project Art Works
Ways of listening Iris Wakulenko, sound recordist on “Justine”
How I would decide an approach to making a film with a vulnerable contributor? Professor Dorit Naaman, Queen’s University
Listening to breath Agnė Giedraitytė in conversation with Professor Pratap Rughani & sound recordist Iris Wakulenko
The purpose of your research Dr Alison Clark, University College London Institute of Education
Representation matters; communication through voice and being seen Dr Anna Claydon, University of Leicester
Behalfism Professor Pratap Rughani, University of Arts London & Dr Anna Claydon, University of Leicester
Key questions for filming ELIA Academy Conference contributor
What’s in the frame? Dr Alison Clark, University College London Institute of Education
What’s the story? Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Feeling uncomfortable ELIA Academy Conference contributor
Just Justine Fastnet Film Festival workshop contributor
Observational filming includes interpretation Dr Anna Claydon, University of Leicester, Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London & Professor Brian Winston, a question from Professor Phil Powrie
Feminist documentary practice Dr. Alexandra Juhasz, Distinguished Professor of Film at Brooklyn College, The City University of New York
Does the presence of the camera affect the contributor? Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, The New School
The conversation between the contributor and the camera Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, The New School
Can we avoid labelling our contributors? Dr Anna Claydon, University of Leicester, Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London & Professor Brian Winston
Seeing Justine as a person Fastnet Film Festival workshop participant
Not labelling the contributor Dr Jamie Brassett, University of the Arts London & Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Who is the film for? Dr Alison Clark, University College London Institute of Education
What is the importance of knowing who the film is for? Dr Anna Claydon, University of Leicester, Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London, Professor Brian Winston, University of Lincoln
The family wanted to speak London Short Film Festival interview with Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Students debate representation Students of the seminar in Documentary Film and Video, University of Southern California in discussion with Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Seeing a family member on film Natalie Brett, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, Jordan, family member
On developing the narrative Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
On working with Justine and her family Iris Wakulenko, University of the Arts London
Sensitivity to family dynamics Simon Willmoth, University of the Arts London
Responsibility
Relational ethics Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
How much is the filmmaker responsible in their working relationships? Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, The New School
Looking at the aim Dr Alison Clark, University College London Institute of Education
The politics of responsibility Dr Alison Clark, University College London Institute of Education
How do you prepare to work with vulnerable contributors? MA Documentary Film @LCC student Agnė Giedraitytė in conversation with Professor Pratap Rughani
Responsibility in action Dr Alison Clark, University College London Institute of Education
Would I make a film like “Justine?” Professor Dorit Naaman, Queen’s University
How to approach risk? Professor Dorit Naaman, Queen’s University
Should there be ongoing involvement with the contributor? Simon Willmoth, University of the Arts London
Is it responsible to pay a contributor? Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, The New School
What is my duty to my contributors? MA Documentary Film @LCC student Abbas Sabra in conversation with Professor Pratap Rughani
Changing the way you work Joanna Wright, filmmaker & Bangor University
Do filmmakers have personal responsibility for their ethical process? Joanna Wright, filmmaker & Bangor University
Collaboration
Who gets to choose? Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Collaboration is an art form Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, The New School
What elements of the process do you collaborate on? Simon Willmoth, University of the Arts London
Where does collaboration stop? Simon Willmoth, University of the Arts London
Ethics of the collaborative project in teams Jamie Brassett, University of the Arts London
Difficult conversations about sharing power Dr Tiffany Fairey, Kings College London
Power as part of documentary practice Dr. Alexandra Juhasz, Distinguished Professor of Film at Brooklyn College, The City University of New York
Collaborative authorship Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, The New School
The ethics of authorship Jamie Brassett, University of the Arts London
What do practitioners need in collaborative practice? Dr Tiffany Fairey, Kings College London
Participation and sharing editorial control Dr Alison Clark, University College London Institute of Education
Participatory decision making Dr Alison Clark, University College London Institute of Education
How do you avoid the pressure of positive representation in collaborative practice? Polina Yamshchikov, student of the Professor Michael Renov seminar in Documentary Film and Video, University of Southern California, in conversation with Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London.
Freedom
What artistic freedom does a maker have? Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London
Should I be constrained in telling other people’s stories? Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, The New School
Should the maker/artist share editorial control? Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London, Natalie Brett Head of London College of Communication & Pro-Vice-Chancellor of University of the Arts London, Jordan, family member
How to balance artistic freedom to make creative decisions, and responsibility to a contributor? Simon Willmoth, University of the Arts London
Editorial freedom and participatory practice Professor Michael Renov in conversation with Professor Pratap Rughani, University of the Arts London, for the student seminar in Documentary Film and Video, University of Southern California.
How free is a filmmaker to follow their individual ethical practice? Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle, The New School