Challenging the Narrative: Documentary Film as Participatory Practice in Conflict Situations

Cahal  McLaughlin

Drawing on his experiences directing films in Ireland, Haiti, Brazil and South Africa, McLaughlin reflects on the potential of documentary film to provide a platform for those who have experienced political violence to challenge dominant narratives that marginalises them, and that offers potential for personal and public healing. Using participatory methodologies, each case study analyses conditions of production, political context, participatory potential, and impact of the films on both survivors and the general public. Challenges are addressed and lessons suggested for similar projects in the areas of documentary film, transitional justice, participatory ethnography and political activism.

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Challenging the Narrative

Documentary Film as Participatory Practice in Conflict Situations

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of Figures
pp ix-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-6

1 - Practice as Research
pp 7-16

2 - Prisons Memory Archive
pp 17-34

3 - It Stays with You
pp 35-52

4 - Right Now I Want to Scream
pp 53-70

5 - We Never Gave Up
pp 71-84

Conclusion
pp 85-90

References
pp 91-94

Index
pp 95-97

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