10/08/2023
Women and much more was the topic this Wednesday afternoon at DokuTalks. An extraordinary panel of women who, not only in their work but also in everyday life, share the value of caring for each other.
The treatment of the subject in a film, in the case when the subject is a woman, was a topic in the discussion that included not only the panelists but also the public who became an organic part of the event.
Valerie Massadian, Jude Chehab, Chloe Abrahms, and Rina Kika discussed at length under the careful moderation of Dea Gjinovci.
"Perspective, the way a filmmaker sees the subject, means justice. Relationship with the world and this applies when you are a woman. To do everything, and, and, and...And what I feel has value. Maybe a better meaning that I don't put into words, but it has value because it affects me emotionally to the point that I don't think it will ever change. And that's what you're telling me I can go and look for. Also, an important element is the fact that I trust body language more than words because as we all know, it speaks volumes,” said Valerie Massadian, while describing her relationship with the female subjects in her films.
Chloe Abrahms highlighted other processes like editing and other important details that make a movie. “And I think that in this film what happened was exactly what I had predicted. I think it ended up the way I envisioned it in the editing process and it happened naturally”.
As to illustrate the value of the emotional side and emotions, especially when you are a woman or a girl, Valerie shared with the audience a fragment of her life as she visited a gallery with her father and for the first time in her life saw some of Francisco Goya's paintings. "I may not have known the story, but what I felt had value, what I feel has value, because it moves me."
This Wednesday's DokuTalk was a reflection, at the same time a call to love more, to be softer and tougher with each other, for each other.
By: Ana Haxhimali
Photo: Furkan Celik
