AI &

DOCUMENTARY

FILMMAKING

SHOW & TELL:

FREE WEBINAR WITH AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS JAMES LONGLEY & IZZY CHAN

🎬 How AI is Changing Visual Storytelling in Documentaries

How do you show something that happened off-camera? Or an idea in someone’s head?

Traditionally, documentarians have used animation, re-enactments, or creative B-roll—but AI is opening up new possibilities.

Join award-winning filmmakers James Longley & Izzy Chan as they share how they’ve been experimenting with AI in simple, everyday ways—to visualize ideas, prototype animation, and rethink how stories can be told.

They’ll also talk about the questions they’re grappling with:

  • What works? What doesn’t?

  • Where does AI fit in the creative process?

  • How do we balance innovation with ethics?

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🎟️ Join us for this free, behind-the-scenes conversation!

📅 Feb 18 at 11 AM Pacific / 2 PM Eastern / 7 PM London / 19:00 UTC
🎥 Live Q&A—bring your curiosity!

MEET THE PRESENTERS

IZZY CHAN

AWARD-WINNING STRATEGIST & DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER

Izzy is an award-winning filmmaker who believes in the power of video and photography as rich research and communications tools. She is also a respected strategist and researcher with over fifteen years of experience in the communications industry, working on powerhouse brands such as Nike, Apple, Google, Visa, Oakley and Honda. As a film and cultural envoy for the U.S. State’s American Film Showcase, Izzy has run numerous masterclasses and workshops around the world. From an Indie Media Camp in Ukraine, a Filmmaking Workshop for Nonprofits and Entrepreneurs in Beijing, an Emerging Filmmakers Workshop in Alexandria, Egypt, to a Masterclass at the Sharm-El-Sheikh Film Festival, Izzy has successfully taught documentary filmmaking skills to novices and pros.

JAMES LONGLEY

MACARTHUR “GENIUS” FELLOW. SUNDANCE MULTI-AWARD WINNER. OSCAR NOMINEE.

James Longley is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and visual storyteller known for his deeply immersive films that capture the human experience in some of the world’s most complex regions. His films have earned multiple awards at Sundance, an Academy Award nomination, and recognition from the MacArthur Foundation, which named him a Genius Fellow for his groundbreaking work.

James has spent more than two decades documenting life in conflict zones, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Gaza, bringing audiences into the lived realities of people often unseen by mainstream media. His observational approach, cinematic style, and ability to disappear behind the camera have made his work stand out as some of the most intimate and visually striking documentaries of our time.