This workshop offers a general overview exploring the ethics and challenges of investigating and documenting high-stakes, dangerous, and traumatic situations and events. Sonya will share strategies for preparing for a high-risk project, including assessing the risk of a project. From Standing Rock to Ferguson, filmmakers and journalists work in increasingly dangerous conditions. Many documentarians may not know their legal rights or may not have the skills or tools to protect themselves or their crew and subjects. Explore source protection to cover more than just encrypting data, and how to protect those who endanger themselves to investigate injustice.

This session is designed to familiarize documentary makers with their legal rights and ethical obligations and to introduce strategies for protecting their subjects and crews. The workshop will cover how to protect sources and data and how to keep crew and subjects safe during and after filming. Topics to be discussed will include physical, legal, and emotional/psychological protection. It will also cover best practices for shooting and sharing sensitive or dangerous information, and practical strategies and tools for data encryption and security.

Sponsored by WMHT Public Media and iEAR Presents!

We are committed to lowering the barriers to access for events at The Sanctuary for Independent Media. For people who are hard of hearing or deaf, blind or low-vision, or whose physical limitations can interfere with a satisfying experience, let us know two weeks in advance so we can make appropriate arrangements.

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