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Place-Based NonFictionPlace-Based NonFiction

Place-Based NonFiction

October 6, 2023

Friday, 2:00 PM

Buffalo Toronto Public Media

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Oct 6 @ 2:00PM – 3:00PM: Live @ Buffalo Toronto Public Media + live streamed to social + website

This panel focuses on three of the films in this year's festival – A Thousand Pines, unseen, and Razing Liberty Square – place-based nonfiction films where the makers focus on the importance of community. Panelists will discuss their immersive films; approaches to storytelling; and the characters, cultures, and landscapes that they focus their lenses on.

Panelist from A Thousand Pines: Co-Director Noam Osband

Panelist from Razing Liberty Square: Producer Ronald Baez

Panelists from unseen: Director Set Hernandez + Documentary Participant/Star Pedro

Moderators: Kathryn Larsen, Vice President of Content Distribution at Buffalo Toronto Public Media; Lynne Bader, Vice President of Original Content Creation at Buffalo Toronto Public Media + Anna Scime, Executive Director at Buffalo Int'l Film Festival


Watch the live stream here.

  • Video from Razing Liberty Square

    Directed by: Katja Esson

    Still from Razing Liberty Square

    Still from Razing Liberty Square

    Directed by: Katja Esson

  • Still from A Thousand Pines

    Still from A Thousand Pines

    Directed by: Sebastián Díaz and Noam Osband

  • Video from unseen

    Directed by: Set Hernandez

    Still from unseen

    Still from unseen

    Directed by: Set Hernandez

October 6, 2023

Friday, 2:00 PM

Buffalo Toronto Public Media

Venue Website ⟶

View on Facebook
Free Event

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