Join us for this in-person workshop on Wednesday February 5th from 6-9 PM at NOVAC.

Our instructor Nailah Jefferson will draw from her personal experience as well as stories from established industry professionals to explore the ever evolving ethics in documentary filmmaking space. The workshop will cover:

  • Examining traditional documentary practices and the changing documentary landscape

  • Ethically engaging film protagonist

  • Responsibility in storytelling

  • Implementing non-extractive documentary practices

Instructor

Nailah Jefferson

Nailah Jefferson is a New Orleans born filmmaker intrigued and inspired by the enduring human spirit, whose work spans fiction and nonfiction. Her most recent film, “Commuted,” premiered at the 2023 New Orleans film festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary and Best Louisiana Documentary. “Commuted” told the story of Danielle Metz, a woman whose triple life drug sentence was commuted by President Obama after serving 23 years. The film is available on PBS. 2023 also saw the debut of Nailah’s acclaimed HBO Original documentary, “Donyale Luna: Supermodel” about the first Black supermodel to grace the covers of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, but whose legacy was lost to history. The film was nominated for a 2024 Grierson Trust Award for Best Arts Documentary.

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NOVAC Members receive discounts on all indie filmmaker courses.