What Makes a Documentary Ethical (Or Not)?

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How do documentaries avoid the Tiger King trap?

Documentary films almost inevitably raise ethical questions about what it means to film real life people, and Tiger King was certainly no exception. But it had us thinking: If Tiger King has proven particularly ethically-troublesome to so many critics then... what makes a documentary ethical in the first place? Let's examine in this Wisecrack Edition on What Makes a Documentary Ethical (Or Not)?

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00:00 - Intro
02:58 - The History Of Documentary Film
06:32 - The Gaze Of Tiger King
11:48 - The Ethical Dilemma of Documentary
16:16 - Conclusion

Written by Keshav Srinivasan and Amanda Scherker
Hosted by Michael Burns
Directed by Michael Luxemburg
Edited by Alex Lee
Video Title Card by Amanda Murphy
Produced by Olivia Redden
Additional Production Assistance by Evan Yee and Matias Rubio

Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound

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