THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
9:30- 10:15 OPENING CONVERSATION
// HOLEMAN LOUNGE
At its core, investigative journalists and filmmakers whose work is inspired by the investigative instinct are motivated to expose a truth otherwise concealed from public view. These truths, more often than not, shed light on a significant injustice such as criminal misconduct in the police force, or off-shore tax havens for the wealthy. Both in print and on screen, investigative works are committed to tackling the question of what is being concealed; what is the lie? But we seldom pause to ask, why do we lie? Filmmaker Yael Melamede of( DIS) HONESTY: THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES, explores this question through the lens of behavioral science, and uncovers some unexpected truths about why we lie.
With Yael Melamede, director and creator of( DIS) HONESTY: THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES.
10:30- 12:00 TRUTH: ECSTATIC OR EARTHBOUND?
// HOLEMAN LOUNGE
The traditions of filmmaking and journalism are distinct, as are the demands of the form and with that, the truth they seek. For investigative journalists, truth at its best is grounded in evidence and fact, and accuracy is king. Filmmaker Werner Herzog describes a kind of truth that is the enemy of the merely factual; an“ ecstatic truth” that is untethered to fact, conveyed by tapping into the viewer’ s imagination. He goes further:“ Only in this state of sublimity does something deeper become possible.” As filmmakers and traditional journalists increasingly venture into each other’ s terrain, the questions around how they define truth and how they reach it are nearing a fever pitch.
Speakers include moderator Franklin Foer, contributing editor, Slate; Caitlin Dickerson, national correspondent, The New York Times; James Solomon, director, THE WITNESS; Elyse Steinberg, co-director, WEINER.
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