Over the past decade, our relationship with Truth has shifted dramatically as reality becomes increasingly online and reporting exists alongside fake news. With the advent of A.I., the role and craft of documentary filmmaking feels increasingly insecure.

This Berlinale, come join us at Brotfabrik, open to everyone! Through a hands-on workshop, panel discussion, and break-out groups, industry leaders and documentary filmmakers will come together to explore “What is Truth” today, and strategize how we can collectively adapt and reclaim narrative authority. After the panel discussion, intimate breakout groups that will allow participants to exchange their own experiences and ideas. The day concludes with drinks giving everyone space to connect, reflect, and carry the conversation beyond the room. 

Co-hosted with Minorities in Film, “Global Artist Assembly: Non-fiction & Truth” will take place in the early evening. Stay tuned for the announcement of our panelists!

• 5:00 pm Foyer doors open
• 5:15 - 5:30 pm Cinema doors open; audience seating
• 5:30 -7:00 pm Panel discussion in the cinema

Helmed by a group of industry experts and filmmakers, this panel discussion will establish

how truth and facts are increasingly contested, shaped by belief, politics, and technology. AI can generate images and films that look real, while real footage can be dismissed as fake. The panel will explore how non-fiction as a practice and a craft can adapt, reclaim narrative authority, and continue to hold power to account in this shifting landscape.

• 7:00 - 8:30 pm Breakout Groups/Food and Drinks

Small group discussions will allow participants to exchange experiences and ideas, and how these issues affect us in our day-to-day lives as practitioners and conscious citizens.

• 8:30 pm Continuing Conversations in the bar next door