“When I finished my film, I realized that people really needed me there”: the transformative power of Collaborative Filmmaking
Abstract Collaborative Filmmaking (CF) is a relatively new, participatory, visual research method in which participants are trained in digital filmmaking to collect and analyze their own data in the form of creative short films and to disseminate their findings through film screenings and discussion...
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| author | Jessica G. Burke Annika Agarwal Mihaja Raonivololona Tahiry Anjarasoa Laura Leeson Sara Baumann |
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| description | Abstract Collaborative Filmmaking (CF) is a relatively new, participatory, visual research method in which participants are trained in digital filmmaking to collect and analyze their own data in the form of creative short films and to disseminate their findings through film screenings and discussions. In this comment article, we present qualitative insights that delve into the perspectives of a group of CF participants as they reflect upon their experiences using CF and the impact that the method had on them as project participants. Participants were young adult educators who used CF to explore and evaluate the process of building community support for a comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) program in rural Madagascar. After the original project was completed, they participated in a focus group discussion with the researchers who created the method and answered questions about the process and impact of the method. The participants discussed the transformative power that CF has to elicit emotions and self-reflection among both filmmakers and audiences, and to generate visual evidence that can be used for education and advocacy about complex topics such as CSE. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c6fd436b27ab4c52bbd0bc2df0d6ca432025-01-26T12:57:25ZengBMCResearch Involvement and Engagement2056-75292025-01-011111410.1186/s40900-025-00673-8“When I finished my film, I realized that people really needed me there”: the transformative power of Collaborative FilmmakingJessica G. Burke0Annika Agarwal1Mihaja Raonivololona2Tahiry Anjarasoa3Laura Leeson4Sara Baumann5University of Pittsburgh School of Public HealthUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicineProjet Jeune LeaderProjet Jeune LeaderProjet Jeune LeaderUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Public HealthAbstract Collaborative Filmmaking (CF) is a relatively new, participatory, visual research method in which participants are trained in digital filmmaking to collect and analyze their own data in the form of creative short films and to disseminate their findings through film screenings and discussions. In this comment article, we present qualitative insights that delve into the perspectives of a group of CF participants as they reflect upon their experiences using CF and the impact that the method had on them as project participants. Participants were young adult educators who used CF to explore and evaluate the process of building community support for a comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) program in rural Madagascar. After the original project was completed, they participated in a focus group discussion with the researchers who created the method and answered questions about the process and impact of the method. The participants discussed the transformative power that CF has to elicit emotions and self-reflection among both filmmakers and audiences, and to generate visual evidence that can be used for education and advocacy about complex topics such as CSE.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-025-00673-8FilmResearch participationMadagascarParticipatory filmmakingAdvocacy toolsArt therapy |
| spellingShingle | Jessica G. Burke Annika Agarwal Mihaja Raonivololona Tahiry Anjarasoa Laura Leeson Sara Baumann “When I finished my film, I realized that people really needed me there”: the transformative power of Collaborative Filmmaking Research Involvement and Engagement Film Research participation Madagascar Participatory filmmaking Advocacy tools Art therapy |
| title | “When I finished my film, I realized that people really needed me there”: the transformative power of Collaborative Filmmaking |
| title_full | “When I finished my film, I realized that people really needed me there”: the transformative power of Collaborative Filmmaking |
| title_fullStr | “When I finished my film, I realized that people really needed me there”: the transformative power of Collaborative Filmmaking |
| title_full_unstemmed | “When I finished my film, I realized that people really needed me there”: the transformative power of Collaborative Filmmaking |
| title_short | “When I finished my film, I realized that people really needed me there”: the transformative power of Collaborative Filmmaking |
| title_sort | when i finished my film i realized that people really needed me there the transformative power of collaborative filmmaking |
| topic | Film Research participation Madagascar Participatory filmmaking Advocacy tools Art therapy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-025-00673-8 |
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