Changing the Frame: Equity, Empathy, and the Global Documentary Culture

About this episode

Leonard Cortana discusses the role of documentaries in promoting equity and empathy in global storytelling.

Leonard Cortana, the Inclusion Program and Strategic Partnerships Manager at EURODOC joins Rough Cut, with guest host Keisha Knight, founder of Sentient.Art.Film and Solidarity Media Network, for a wide-ranging conversation on documentary filmmaking, collective care, and the future of global nonfiction storytelling. Leonard reflects on how documentaries can serve as tools for restorative justice, why producers need spaces built on empathy and shared values, and how initiatives like BIPOC EURO...

People in this episode

Host: Keisha Knight

Guest: Leonard Cortana

Topics covered

• documentary filmmaking
• equity
• empathy
• global storytelling
• restorative justice

Keywords

• documentary
• equity
• empathy
• global culture
• nonfiction storytelling
• BIPOC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EURODOC, Sentient.Art.Film, Solidarity Media Network

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