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Scenario

When documentary teams develop conflicting relationships with their subjects

Our documentary crew has been following this story for eight months and we've developed completely different relationships with our subjects, which means we're arguing about ethics and boundaries disguised as arguments about what footage to use. None of us want to admit that our personal connections are driving our creative choices.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Varying degrees of personal involvement with the subject matter have created ethical and creative tensions that the team cannot resolve without examining their different emotional investments.

Your guide for this
Mura
Mura works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined creative life?”

Peri

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