Marissa Woods

In the “golden age” of documentary, who’s watching the standards, practices and ethics of the industry? Did Morgan Neville’s casual dismissal of any issue with his choice to recreate the voice of Anthony Bourdain in Roadrunner reflect today’s industry? This session reveals the latest Center for Media & Social Impact study, The State of Journalism on the Documentary Filmmaking Scene, detailing the absence of commonly agreed standards of transparency and...

In this open roundtable, American University researchers Patricia Aufderheide and Marissa Woods host an interactive discussion about the challenges and opportunities in creating shared standards for documentary ethics. Participants include members of the Documentary Accountability Working Group, the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective, FWD-DOC, International Documentary Association, Beyond Inclusion, Allied, and representatives from different public broadcasting entities. This roundtable is presented in partnership with the Center for Media & Social Impact.