Subject: A Conversation on Ethics and Responsibilities in Documentary Filmmaking

WFTV invites you to join the conversation on the ‘subject’ within documentary filmmaking alongside filmmakers of upcoming documentary Subject, a film which focuses on the ethics and responsibility inherent in documentary filmmaking. The panel will explore moral principles that surround those who appear on screen within documentary films, and how their lives are impacted as a result of their involvement.

Subject explores the life-altering experience of sharing one’s life on screen through the participants of five acclaimed documentaries. As tens of millions of people consume documentaries in an unprecedented "golden era," the film urges audiences to consider the impact on documentary participants – the good, the bad, and the complicated.

The panel will be chaired by WFTV’s Katie Bailiff. Katie has a long-standing history producing documentary feature films and has won a BAFTA for her work. WFTV welcome Nigel Abbas, leading media lawyer specialising in Film and TV, for his professional…