About this episode

In this episode, Damien Swaby interviews Liz Moughon about her documentary work and how she transformed her experience with Type 1 diabetes into art.

Show Notes What does it really mean to film something that can't be seen? In this episode of Filmmaking Conversations, I sit down with award-winning documentary cinematographer Liz Moughon to explore the emotional and technical craft of visual storytelling. Liz has worked with ProPublica, Blue Chalk Media and some of the world's leading documentary filmmakers, creating films that explore grief, illness, identity, hope and resilience. From documenting families affected by stillbirth to investigating one of the largest medical device recalls in history, her work demonstrates how cinematography can reveal emotional truth through observation rather than spectacle. We discuss why perspective matters just as much as composition, how documentary filmmakers earn trust during intimate moments, and the importance of knowing when to keep filming—and when to simply listen. Liz also opens up about living with Type 1 diabetes, explaining how she transformed a deeply personal experience into an artistic project by photographing an entire year's worth of the medical supplies that kept her alive. Rather than seeing them as waste, she began seeing them as evidence of resilience, creativity and…

People in this episode

Host: Damien Swaby

Guest: Liz Moughon

Topics covered

• documentary filmmaking
• visual storytelling
• Type 1 diabetes
• empathy
• emotional landscapes
• resilience

Keywords

• cinematography
• documentary
• grief
• identity
• hope
• artistic project
• medical supplies
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ProPublica, Blue Chalk Media

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