Truth Under Fire: Documentary Filmmaking Between Risk, Ethics, and Innovation

In an age where truth and facts are increasingly under attack, investigative filmmakers face new challenges — but also new opportunities. How can documentary filmmakers and journalists protect their work when surveillance, censorship, and threats are on the rise? What ethical and technological tools can artificial intelligence offer to safeguard sources and protagonists? And how can emotional power and narrative impact be combined with journalistic integrity?

Award-winning directors Franz Böhm, Friedrich Moser, and Havana Marking join moderator Anna Ramskogler-Witt in a conversation exploring innovative ways to make reality visible. They offer exclusive insights into their filmmaking processes and share how they bring complex topics to the big screen using cinematic tools — without compromising journalistic standards. A discussion at the intersection of technology, ethics, and creative storytelling — for everyone interested in bold, impactful storytelling.

This session is part of the programme special ON SCREEN and was curated by dokumentale.