Intimate Narratives: Kristin Feeley with the “Holding Liat” team on Collaboration and Community

About this episode

The episode features Brandon and Lance Kramer discussing their filmmaking experiences and the importance of community and collaboration in nonfiction storytelling.

In this episode of Rough Cut, we sit down with the award-winning filmmaking duo Brandon Kramer and Lance Kramer. Through stories from their acclaimed films City of Trees, The First Step, and their Oscar-shortlisted feature Holding Liat, the brothers reflect on community, collaboration, and the ethical responsibility of nonfiction storytelling. Guest hosted by Kristin Feely, Director of the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, the brothers explore how their work is a reflection of the ...

People in this episode

Host: Kristin Feeley

Guests: Brandon Kramer, Lance Kramer

Topics covered

• collaboration
• community
• nonfiction storytelling
• filmmaking
• ethical responsibility

Keywords

• filmmaking
• documentary
• community
• collaboration
• nonfiction
• ethical storytelling
• Sundance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sundance Institute

Books & works: City of Trees, The First Step, Holding Liat

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