The host of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' six-episode series talks to The Hollywood Reporter about the changing nature of documentary storytelling.
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The discussions yield insights into how far documentary has come from its often exploitative cinéma vérité roots. Guests also explore the relative advantages of filmmakers’ being similar to or different from their subject, a question of growing importance in a medium that is becoming more thoughtfully inclusive in how it tells stories.
For LeBrecht, who has spina bifida and has used a wheelchair his entire life, the increasing attention to how filmmakers identities can shape their narratives is reflected in the mere fact that he is hosting the Academy produced podcast. “I’ve always thought that my life as someone with a disability allowed me a different perspective from the norm I could have grown up with,” he told. “That difference is a plus, not a negative. I think this podcast bears this theory out.
You’ve got a really diverse group of filmmakers as your guests. They range in age, race, gender, but also experience level in the medium. How important was bringing that range of perspective to a discussion about the medium? Choosing a diverse group of filmmakers was really important; some people who are really well established, some people that are not, but all that have important things to share with us and teach. The diversity and intersectionality was really a top of mind for all of us. The Academy had a couple of folks on their list:
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