Nothing is clear cut when you’re tasked with capturing reality as it unfolds. On set and in the editing room, documentarians working with unpredictable participants and situations are affected by various ethical, logistical and mental issues that impact their projects.

Join us for a case study on the Academy Award-nominated and Film Independent Spirit Award-winning documentary The Perfect Neighbor, with director Geeta Gandbhir, moderated by Emmy Award-winning producer and member of the Documentary Producers Alliance, Steffie van Rhee. This conversation will provide insight on maintaining a level head while working in physically and psychologically challenging conditions, handling clearances and rights, and making thoughtful ethical decisions under difficult circumstances.
 
About Steffie van Rhee

Hailing from the Netherlands, Steffie van Rhee is a multimedia journalist turned documentary filmmaker and Emmy Award-winning producer. Located in New York, she combines her background in journalism with her love for documentary storytelling, finding the roots for stories in extensive research. She believes that sharing people’s personal stories can catalyze (social) change and create a deeper understanding of different experiences.

Her recent credits include co-producer of Love Machina, co-producer of Netflix original six-part documentary series Race: Bubba Wallace, about NASCAR’s only Black driver, and producer of AMC+ documentary All of Them Witches, directed by Mona Panchal. Steffie is also the co-producer of Battleground, about the fight for the future of abortion in America, by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Cynthia Lowen, and the associate producer of Lowen’s previous feature documentary Netizens, about three women fighting back against online harassment.

Additionally, Steffie is an active member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia, NYWIFT and the Documentary Producers Alliance, where she serves on the Ethics Resource Library Subcommittee. She holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht and a graduate degree in Documentary Media Studies from The New School.
 

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