JMI Holds Documentary Filmmaking Workshop

<strong>1 November 2015</strong><br /> <br /> Jordan Media Institute (JMI) held a documentary filmmaking workshop by Swedish Director, Suzanne Khardalian for the Master&rsquo;s students of the comprehensive track on 26 October 2015.<br /> <br /> The four-day workshop was organized in cooperation with the Swedish branch of Reporters Without Borders and the Swedish Postcode Lottery Culture Foundation.<br /> <br /> During the sessions students watched Khardalian&rsquo;s film Grandma&rsquo;s Tattoos which highlighted the fate of the women during the Armenian Genocide.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The director, who is of Armenian origin, tried through the film to outline the difference between a documentary film and program and highlighted the importance of the human element as the basis of any documentary. &nbsp;<br /> <br /> The students worked in groups to produce short documentaries, applying the elements discussed in the workshop.<br /> Khardalian encouraged the students to think deeply of their surroundings, and to always look for the dramatic elements and various perspectives of a story.<br /> <br /> Khardalian said the workshop sought to highlight the importance documentary films in shedding light on forgotten stories.&nbsp;