Alex Gibney, Johan Grimonprez, Laura Huertas Millan Join CPH:DOX Conference Lineup
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Filmmakers Alex Gibney, Johan Grimonprez and Laura Huertas Millan, along with industry figures Jessica Harrop from Sandbox and Marie Nelson from Hot Docs will be among the speakers at CPH:CONFERENCE, the discussion program at documentary festival CPH:DOX.
The program, which is curated in partnership with the training initiative Documentary Campus, has the theme “rebuilding narratives.” The conference will kick off on March 18 with a collaboration with the DISCO Network – made up of Ambulante, AFLAMUNA, DocsMX, Doc Society, DocSP, Docubox, In-Docs and India Docs – who will present and workshop “Our Declaration of Independence.” This session, led by Jad Abi-Khalil (AFLAMUNA) and Beadie Finzi (Doc Society), is a result of an initiative aiming to “articulate the importance of independent documentaries to culture, society and democracy, and to advocate for the resources and platforms they deserve.” In the mornings of March 19-21, there will be thought-provoking conversations with filmmakers featured in this year’s CPH:DOX program.
First, “A Morning With,” moderated by Thom Powers, will feature filmmakers Alex Gibney, Johan Grimonprez and Asmae El Moudir, who will “reflect on the creative challenges they face as filmmakers, the lessons they carry forward into their future projects and the innovative paths they intend to explore in questioning the status quo.” Second, in “Filmmakers in Dialogue,” moderated by Wendy Mitchell, filmmakers will engage in discussions about their latest projects.
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