WuWD@ DOK Leipzig 2020 - Jessica Devaney & Geeta Ghandibir - “Fight the Power”

In this episode, I speak with Jessica Devaney, the founder and president of Multitude Films, an LGBTQ-led independent production company and Emmy, Academy, and Peabody Award winning director, producer, and editor, Geeta Gandbhir. Calls to end extractive storytelling and demands for responsible authorship, and accountability in the documentary field have been the rallying cry for many documentary creators who do not belong to privileged groups. In our conversation, Geeta and Jessica examine the colonial roots of the documentary craft, the harmful and sometimes violent ways these practices are points of view are still upheld wihtin the industry by filmmakers, funders, and other gatekeepers, and what needs to be done to make the change. Because it has become readily apparent that those of us who are committed to this change must stay constantly vigilant, this week’s song is Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power.”