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“There are certain people who are truth-tellers… and it’s about an obligation to [those] people who have put themselves and their stories in your hands in order to make history.” -Oscar-winning director Carol Dysinger on capturing the stories of victims of war DOC NYC

“The urgency was something that was driving all of us. The urgency to tell this story, the images I saw and conversations I had with these people drove all of us” - Evgeny Afineevsky on completing his film about the war in Ukraine in 6 months
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“In those moments I have zero agency… all I can do is control my camera and that’s what I choose to focus on… and that’s often what calms me down in hectic situations” -Matthew Heineman on filming in active war situations
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“I’m trying to humanize them and try to put a human face to them… It’s so easy to feel like these things are so far away” Matthew Heineman on telling stories from wartime
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“War is so many things other than battle, and so many of those things are not depicted” - Carol Dysinger on the importance of making docs in wartime.
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Our last panel of the day, “Making Docs in Wartime” starts now! Thanks Evgeny Afineevsky, Carol Dysinger, Matthew Heineman and Jacob Soboroff for leading the conversation.

“The difference between mis/disinformation and the truth is the truth is messy. There are “I don’t knows” and “let me get back to you.” Misinformation always has the answer. It’s quick, it’s snappy, and then you’re out.” -Brandy Zadrozny DOC NYC

“The mis/disinformation of the Internet breeds division and singularity, certainty and the sharing of extremes. But it also functions on a quieter level. It’s not just crazy conspiracy theories.” -Rachel Boynton DOC NYC

It’s time for “Truth Sandwich,” featuring Brandy Zadrozny, Vinay Shukla, Rachel Boynton, and moderated by Richard Stengel!

“The first thing to do is have a conversation, and then from there, things start to fall into place… the most important thing is being open and transparent and respectful, and involving them in the process.” Sarah Amos on working with journalists on docu projects
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“From my standpoint as the journalist… what I’m trying to optimize is access to my information. I want my information to get as deep out into the world as possible.” - Nathan Halverson on bringing his investigative journalism to the documentary world.
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“Really embracing our journalists… We want to be a tool that they can use to help their story find a larger audience” -Sarah Amos on working together with journalists to explore new doc projects at Condé Nast
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Next up: “Ripped from the Headlines” with liz cole, Sarah Amos, Nate Halverson Nathan Halverson, and Alex Holder, moderated by our very own Molly O’Brien @mobworks !

“We get the opportunity to paint a picture of the criminal justice system that no one has ever seen before.” -@danslepian on working with Dawn Porter and our NBC News Studios team to create #TheSingSingChronicles
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“For me, I was put on this planet to do this. This is why I’m here.” - @danslepian on fighting for #JJVelazquez and other innocent incarcerated individuals
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“Fighting a case in prison is hard. Merely doing anything besides existing in prison is hard. Sometimes even existing is hard.” - #JJVelazquez on “Case Study: #TheSingSingChronicles ” at DOC NYC

“This is a story about humanity, and what we owe to our citizens” - Dawn Porter on #TheSingSingChronicles
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