Video from Razing Liberty Square
Directed by: Katja Esson


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
Video from Razing Liberty Square
Directed by: Katja Esson

Still from Razing Liberty Square
Directed by: Katja Esson

Still from A Thousand Pines
Directed by: Sebastián Díaz and Noam Osband
Video from unseen
Directed by: Set Hernandez

Still from unseen
Directed by: Set Hernandez

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