Webinar Purchasing

This webinar will have a special focus on its international co-production with Executive Producer Roger Ross Williams and the importance of this model now more than ever as grants and funding are being endangered in the US.

In this session, we'll discuss putting together an extraordinary team of Producers and Executive Producers, pitching at CPH:DOX and other international forums, and the challenges that artists face in funding and distributing social issue, creative, and personal documentaries.

In conversation with Anayansi Prado, we’ll explore the ethical and practical challenges of telling sensitive narratives with care, along with how to prioritize the well-being of participants and yourself during the filmmaking process.

In the final webinar, we’ll talk about one filmmaker’s creative solutions to the challenge of releasing controversial political documentaries. We will also unpack the team's collaboration with the visionary company Field of Vision, how they broke through the gates to Impact Partners and Anonymous Content, and their decision to release UNION through innovative platforms such as GATHR.

This webinar focuses on the making of FAMILIAR TOUCH, the debut feature of Sarah Friedland, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was the opening night film of this year’s New Director/New Films at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.  Starring multi-award-winning actress Kathleen Chalfant, FAMILIAR TOUCH is a sensitive coming-of-age film that follows an older woman's transition into assisted living as she navigates her relationships with herself, her caregivers, and her family amidst shifting memories and desires.