Transcripts

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

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