The Ethical Issues in Autobiographical Documentary
9 min readJun 18, 2021
by Duc Nguyen
The non-fiction nature of documentary films has brought the issues of authenticity and ethical obligation back to the debate of objectivity. It questions the integrity of the filmmaker as a presenter of images. Michelle Citron wrote that every shot in documentary films is charged with the ethical implications and choices.(Citron, 271) More to this point is Jay…