What goes into making a nonfiction project work beyond the story itself? In this four-part series, Beyond the Frame: Practical Tools for the Emerging Storyteller, we’ll explore some of the essentials of documentary filmmaking, from archival, clearances, and navigating generative AI to crowdfunding, audience development, and building a sustainable independent creative practice - offering practical guidance for navigating the evolving landscape of nonfiction storytelling.

What happens when we can no longer assume that seeing is believing? As generative AI makes it easier to create convincing images, video, and audio, storytellers, journalists, and human rights advocates face new challenges around truth, trust, and verification.This session introduces generative AI and explores its implications for journalism and filmmaking, while outlining strategies for mitigating the challenges of manipulated media, alongside the inherent limitations of current detection tools.

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