Getting Real

Career Opportunities: An Interview with GETTING REAL Keynote Speaker Dawn Porter
Dawn Porter had a couple of careers before she landed in documentary filmmaking-where she feels most at home. She was an attorney for BakerHostetler
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The Missing Link in Documentary Ethics: The Viewer
This year’s Getting Real conference was marked by a constant debate around ethical choices in documentary filmmaking. Every aspect of the process was
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Reflections of a First-Time Attendee
In 2018, I received the “3 Days in Cannes” pass, which allows passionate lovers of cinema from all nationalities and backgrounds between the ages of
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Sustenance Without Sacrifices: Towards Equitable Workplaces
Last year, after a string of short-term contracts at a screen institute, short film festivals, and a national public broadcaster, I began a
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Still image from Nanfu Wang’s "Hooligan Sparrow." Ye Haiyan, a fair complexioned adult with black hair, stands at the beach wearing a black dress with blue, green, and white designs. She is holding a sign with simplified Chinese characters.
How I Got Here (Nanfu Wang GR '22 keynote)
This keynote talk was delivered at Getting Real '22 and was published as part of Documentary's Winter 2023 issue. To view the video recording, click
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The Discomfort of Change (Erika Dilday GR '22 Keynote Speech)
This keynote talk was delivered at Getting Real '22 and was published as part of Documentary's Winter 2023 issue. To view the video recording, which
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A Declaration of Independence (Anand Patwardhan GR '22 keynote)
Editor’s Note: Anand Patwardhan, renowned as one of India’s greatest filmmakers, has amassed a considerable body of work over the course of his 50
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Fast Foreword, The Editor's Column, Fall 2022
Dear Readers,For me, the biennial Getting Real conference has been such a rich and rewarding well of ideas, issues, and themes to draw from, as I
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The Non-Fiction Core Application 2.0
A Letter From Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs, Director of Artist Accelerator Program at Sundance Institute Nonfiction storytellers and their work have been
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As 'POV' Turns 35, Executive Producer Erika Dilday Speaks about the PBS Nonfiction Showcase
POV, the longest-running showcase of independent documentaries on PBS, turns 35 this year. Its executive producer since May 2021, Erika Dilday, had
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