Who has the right to tell someone else’s story and can authority and collaboration organically co-exist? When it comes to fictional re-tellings, observational documentaries and exploring hard realities, how does the process between the director and those who live these realities come together to make authentic and moving works such as the three films made by our panelists: Paula Tomás Marques, Yihwen Chen, Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor.