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Truth, and the Consequences: Crime Victim Sensitivity and Non-Fiction Filmmaking Seminar

Presented by
International Documentary Association
New York Women in Film and Television

Monday, January 9, 2006
Los Angeles, CA

Interest in “True Crime” is exploding in the movies and on television. But who exactly owns a crime victim’s story and how are the rights to such stories negotiated? As the filmmaker, what are your responsibilities and what are your liabilities? Where do you draw the line between story telling and exploitation to avoid re-victimizing an already traumatized subject?

In an unusual and timely seminar, filmmakers, crime victims, attorneys and insurance experts will address and illuminate some of these thorny issues. They will discuss how problems arise when victims feel that depictions of their personal tragedies are distasteful or misrepresentative. They will provide basic information on clearance issues, E & O insurance, and liability concerns. And they will show you how to conduct sensitive interviews and become familiar with common victim concerns.

Panelists include:

MELISSA HOOK is Deputy Director of the Victim Assistance Legal Organization, a national crime victim advocate, and author of Ethics in Victim Services.

JEFFREY TUCHMAN is an award-winning documentary producer, director and writer with over 30 documentary films to his credit which have aired on A&E, PBS, The History Channel, NHK, ABC, Discovery/TLC, Court TV, CBS, MSNBC and HBO among other cable and broadcast channels. Among recent works: Murder In The Quarter and Railroaded In Texas for Court TV, plus Voices Of Civil Rights and Mavericks, Miracles & Medicine for the History Channel. Tuchman teaches documentary filmmaking at the Columbia Journalism School and is a member of the Board of Directors of the IDA.

ADDITIONAL PANELISTS TBA

Monday, January 9, 2006 at 6:30 PM
North Conference Room (LN B530).
Kennedy Library, California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA~ 90032-8111

The forum will be co-hosted by Professor Kelly Madison's graduate seminar "Theories of Mass Media".

RSVP to rsvp@documentary.org

Funding for this project was provided by the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice

Starts01/09/2006
Ends01/09/2006
IssuesCriminal Justice, Human Rights, Media, Censorship, Fair Representation, Media Literacy
Homepagewww.documentary.org
Contactrsvp@documentary.org

Posted on December 16, 2005 in Event / Call to action by omlaura