Over the past week, I’ve tried to share films that prove media can do more than entertain. It can educate, challenge, and connect us when stories are told with empathy and care.
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Day 6: Four Daughters, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
This film tells the story of a Tunisian mother and her daughters through a blend of real interviews and actresses stepping in. It is a film about truth, family, and how we remember.
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This quote captures what has been discussed in my media production class: ethical filmmaking means knowing that telling a story always carries power, and using that power with honesty and care.
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Day 5: Cameraperson, directed by Kirsten Johnson
This film explores what it means to see and film ethically. Built from years of footage by director Kirsten Johnson, it turns the camera back on the filmmaker and shows how every image carries responsibility.
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What makes this film brilliant is how it turns that search into the story. Dunye uses fiction and documentary together to ask big questions about who gets to tell history and whose voices get erased.
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Over the next week, I will be sharing media that handles real people’s stories with honesty and care, starting with The Infiltrators (2019).
Follow along, share some of your own recommendations, and join the discussion!
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