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# #DocsStillSoWhite: Moving From Ally to Accomplice®

 

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Seena Hodges, The Woke Coach.

The Woke Coach moderated a session examining how filmmakers of privilege can successfully move from being “allies to accomplices.” The teams from two 2019 films, *Where the Pavement Ends* and *Mossville: When Great Trees Fall*, discussed their experiences documenting stories in which the films’ directors are from different backgrounds than the characters in their films. How can filmmakers go beyond saying that they want to be helpful to colleagues of color and actually make change?

### **PANELISTS:**

Jane Gillooly, *Where the Pavement Ends*  
Alexander Glustrom, *Mossville: When Great Trees Fall*  
Khary Saeed Jones, *Where the Pavement Ends*  
Michelle Lanier, *Mossville: When Great Trees Fall*

[Watch here](https://www.facebook.com/fullframefest/videos/273930233525149/)

April 29, 2019

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**Photography**:  
Desireé Benton of the DASH CollectiveChris McDuffie

**Video**: Chris McDuffie

 

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