Make Documentaries That Matter
Filmmakers share what drives them and how they make documentaries that can initiate major societal change.
Great documentaries can raise awareness about the most pressing issues of our time and expand our understanding of the world around us. Filmmakers share what drives them to delve into their subjects and how they make documentaries that can initiate major societal change.
Bennett Elliott, Producer and Co-Director, Couples Therapy; Producer, Procession, Us Kids
Eric Johnson, Executive Producer, Original Series, CNN
Nathaniel Lezra, Director, Don't Leave Me Behind: Stories of Young Ukrainian Survival
Michael Tyner, Producer, Roberta, The People’s Way
Moderator: Geraldine Moriba, SVP and Chief Content Officer, theGrio
Presented with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and SVA Theatre
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
The Center's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Accessibility: Center for Communication provides reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities. Requests for accommodations for Center for Communication events should be submitted at least two weeks before the date of the accommodation need. Please email community@centerforcommunication.org for assistance.
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Have we helped you on your career journey?
In an effort to measure the impact of our work, we are reaching out to those of you who have engaged with the Center in some way and ask that you please take a moment to respond to our survey.
Upon completing the survey, you will be eligible to win one of several Amazon gift cards worth $50.
Filmmakers share what drives them and how they make documentaries that can initiate major societal change.
Great documentaries can raise awareness about the most pressing issues of our time and expand our understanding of the world around us. Filmmakers share what drives them to delve into their subjects and how they make documentaries that can initiate major societal change.
Bennett Elliott, Producer and Co-Director, Couples Therapy; Producer, Procession, Us Kids
Eric Johnson, Executive Producer, Original Series, CNN
Nathaniel Lezra, Director, Don't Leave Me Behind: Stories of Young Ukrainian Survival
Michael Tyner, Producer, Roberta, The People’s Way
Moderator: Geraldine Moriba, SVP and Chief Content Officer, theGrio
Presented with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and SVA Theatre
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
The Center's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Accessibility: Center for Communication provides reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities. Requests for accommodations for Center for Communication events should be submitted at least two weeks before the date of the accommodation need. Please email community@centerforcommunication.org for assistance.
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Have we helped you on your career journey?
In an effort to measure the impact of our work, we are reaching out to those of you who have engaged with the Center in some way and ask that you please take a moment to respond to our survey.
Upon completing the survey, you will be eligible to win one of several Amazon gift cards worth $50.