Last week's speaker Reshad Kulenović shared a lot of gripping information about filmmaking with the class. I found it especially thrilling to hear from him what it was like filming in a war zone, and his experiences that are not shown in his film "100 Million Dollar House". One of those stories was what would have happen if he had been arrested for filming there and how international law does not recognize the group in power. Kulenović also spoke about when he arrived one source would not allow him as much access as previously agreed upon. Therefore, he had to negotiate for interviews in order to still get the story he wanted because he could only stay there for a limited time due to the conflict.
Speaking with Reshad Kulenović after class he was able to answer many of my questions on physical production of the film which was helpful to learn about as well as the rights he has (or doesn't) now that he sold the film to another organization.
Finally, it was interesting to hear what it was like for him to make a documentary since his focus has been on fiction films. He discussed how it was difficult to have less control over the situation and what would happen. He concluded by saying he is returning to fictional films for a while.
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