Can documentary filmmaking transform the way we witness and heal from trauma?
In short: Filmmaker Almudena Toral explores how cinema can make invisible psychological scars visible, giving a voice to those silenced by violence and migration.
The video examines how documentary storytelling can act as a tool for healing and political change. Toral discusses the profound impact of trauma, illustrated by the story of Adayanci Pérez, a six-year-old Guatemalan girl suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following an encounter with US immigration enforcement.
Toral, an investigative journalist and executive producer at ProPublica, uses her lens to track the exploitation faced by asylum seekers and immigrants across the US and Latin America.
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- Source: TED — Almudena Toral: Documentary films that explore trauma -- and make space for healing | TED Fellows · YouTube (embedded player only)
- Also: embed.ted.com — Almudena Toral | Speaker | TED
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