Discovering your unique "voice" and "shape" is essential for great storytelling. But how do these elements impact the editing process and the decisions you make when bringing your stories to the big screen? Moreover, how do you navigate the complexities of a multi-character structure without losing sight of the narrative's core?
In this session, Michael Aaglund, an experienced editor will use examples from his own work to discuss how limitations can help make a film better, as well as about the ‘natural’ dramaturgy, when reality surprises you and presents you with gifts.
The event is held online, but you can watch the session at KINO42.
Speaker: Michael Aaglund
Michael Aaglund has worked as an editor on internationally acclaimed documentaries The Distant Barking of Dogs (IDFA 2017) and A House Made of Splinters (Winner of Best Documentary Directing Award at Sundance 2022, Oscar-nominated for Best Documentary Feature 2023), both filmed by Simon Lereng Wilmont in Ukraine.
Moderator: Alina Gorlova
Alina Gorlova is a Ukrainian documentary filmmaker. Her main focus is the impacts of war and PTSD, explored within the titles such as No Obvious Signs (2018) and This Rain Will Never Stop (2020). No Obvious Signs received the Best Eastern European Film award at DOK Leipzig, and her latest film, This Rain Will Never Stop, received Best First Appearance at IDFA, Best Feature at Festival dei Popoli (Florence) and many more. Alina is currently working on the film The Days I Would Like to Forget.
