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A thought-provoking dive into the ethics and potential exploitations behind documentary filmmaking.

The advent of streaming has seemingly ushered in a golden era for documentaries. But what happens to the subjects of these documentaries after the camera stops rolling? What responsibilities do filmmakers have towards the people whose stories they tell? This insightful film unpacks and examines the experience of documentary participants through interviews with several famous figures of the genre, including The Wolfpack’s Mukunda Angulo, Hoop Dreams’ Arthur Agee, and The Staircase’s Margaret Ratliff.