Documentary Screenings
Whether you watch from the lens of a future documentary-filmmaker or a citizen-journalist, these journalism documentaries will inform, question and educate on a variety of issues relevant to today’s student journalists.
Each documentary is part of a two-hour session block screening the 35-minute documentary followed by a short presentation and Q&A with a producer and newsmaker.
The Future is Ours
10-11:45 a.m. Friday, Atlanta, Sheraton Ballroom Level
Two-hour session includes the documentary screening and presentation with Q&A from producer Ed Madison. “The Future is Ours: Gen Z Journalists Speak Out” is a 35-minute documentary that highlights young people’s perspectives on the issues of today. Gen Z is the first digitally native generation. Born in a world where information has never been more accessible, they’re uniquely aware of today’s most pressing problems. In many ways, however, they’re not given a seat at the table. So what are the hopes, concerns and perspectives of these young people, many of whom will be voting for the first time this year? With the 2024 presidential election just around the corner, “The Future is Ours” showcases the varying viewpoints of a cross-section of high school journalists — their generation’s interpreters.
Unwarranted — The raid on the Marion County Record
1-2:45 p.m. Friday, Atlanta, Sheraton Ballroom Level
Imagine that you are a newspaper editor in a small town and your newspaper is raided by law enforcement. This is Eric Meyer’s story — a story that stirred nationwide concerns that the free press was being squashed. This is also the story of “Unwarranted,” a documentary about Meyer’s resistance to law enforcement and the death of his mother one day later. Come for the documentary and a Q&A session with Meyer.