How and where video witnessing and video narratives can play powerful roles
Video witnessing is an emerging practice area of film-makers, artists and change facilitators. It has already gained a following of dedicated practitioners, pioneering its application across an very broad area of contexts. Thanks to the inherent depth and richness of the complete cycle of the filming process (from the creation of the witnessing in silence, through to the editing and self-reflection journey), the practice is a vehicle for many individual and collective development applications. See here for the reference to 'Development Journies - Practive-Led Theory', highlighting the number of inquiry, therapeutic and development frameworks that can be applied to the film work.
Below is a list a some of the key application areas:
Community
Projects
Working with the power of collective narratives, access what people are really thinking and feeling.
Intergenerational Connections
Filming across generations, capturing timeless memories and connecting experiences across generations
Healing
Journies
Supporting self-development and retreat programmes. Witnessing the wisdom within.
Family
Legacies
Filming family portraits, getting to know family members in new ways, celebrating loved ones.
Conflict
Resolution
Accessing respective truths, appreciating differences... revealing paths for new listenting and reconciliation.
Sensemaking
Probes
Anthropological applications of the Sensemaking method, probing-sense-respond.