Laia Abril, Rena Effendi, Zackary Canepari and Adam Ferguson reflect on the power of subjective narrative — Documentary narrative is best experienced when it’s shaped by a guide. Image-makers who are confident in leading the way are the best guides. And the journeys they lead best are subjective takes, told personally. In an increasingly competitive media landscape, it is the documentarians and image-makers who adopt a strong…

Louis Quail’s portrait of his big brother is loving and personal. It also speaks broadly to UK politics and funding cuts to social care. — You don’t expect — or frankly always want — to cry in public, but the first time I met Louis Quail we sat in a London coffee shop and welled up together. It was 2015, and I was scouting for projects to develop in Screen Lab*. Louis was in the…

Making the Case for Storytelling Across Diverse Platforms — “I’m so tired of explaining what I do, that from now on I’m just going to call myself a transjournalist.” — Tim Hetherington, 2010. Just to be clear, Tim was half-joking. He was a visionary storyteller, and he didn’t see much value in labels.* But five years and multiple projects…