In the realm of filmmaking, the advent of mobile technology has revolutionized the way stories are told and visual narratives are crafted.

Elke Sasse is a filmmaker whose titles include THE CORONA DIARIES, THE WAR ON MY PHONE, and #MYESCAPE - all three documentaries focus on footage shot by real people, taken on their mobile phones.

Nurturing the documentarians of tomorrow, filmmaker and LA Times Short Docs curator Nani Sahra Walker shares her wisdom and experiences.

How does the filmmaker and audience interpret documentaries? We ask feature doc filmmaker Riccardo Servini and Oscar-winner Ben Proudfoot.

Academic and short filmmaker Sharon Ryba-Khan shares the importance of audience education in a consumerist world.