Centering Care, Consent and Community in Visual Storytelling

Join ART WORKS Projects, Re-Present Media, Video Consortium, and The Hague Humanity Hub for a community learning event on best practices for consent-based, trauma-informed, and community-centered visual storytelling. Organised with the Movies that Matter Festival, the evening will engage diverse participants who have been using visual storytelling to create impact, whether in grassroots organising, advocacy, education, fundraising, or policy change.

We warmly invite filmmakers as well as other practitioners – including social justice and peace advocates, campaigners, fundraisers, policy makers, justice and legal practitioners, and representatives from civil society organisations – to join us. This event is a unique opportunity for mutual learning, allowing us to deepen our collective understanding of how we can employ visual storytelling in a more ethical, responsible and respectful manner.

Moderator

Janet H. Anderson: Journalist, Editor, and Producer working on international criminal justice and human rights

Speakers

Hyeonsim Lee: Head of Accountability at Korea Future, responsible of overseeing legal analysis and the provision of information to support accountability proceedings under national and international law;
Brandon Oelofse: Founder at Media Development, a seasoned media development professional dedicated to empowering journalists and media practitioners worldwide;
Felicity Sibindi: African Womanist, Global Public Health and SRHR Specialist focused on the intersectionality of issues affecting women and vulnerable communities;
Jennifer Huang: Director and Producer of The Long Rescue, the 2022 recipient of the Storyboard Impact Community Fund from Movies That Matters Industry Film and Impact initiative.

Organizers

• ART WORKS Project (AWP) is a Chicago and The Hague-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing social justice and human rights through documentary film and photography.
• Re-Present Media (RPM) advocates for personal storytelling from underrepresented communities in documentary film and nonfiction media.
• The Video Consortium (VC) is a global nonprofit media organization that connects and supports the world’s nonfiction filmmakers and visual journalists to tell bold stories that inform, impact, and inspire audiences everywhere.
• The Hague Humanity Hub is a not for profit foundation that supports and strengthens the ecosystem for a more peaceful and just world.

To learn more about the panelists, the organizers, and the schedule of the event, click on the link below!