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Documentary filmmakers often find themselves in the position of “storytellers,” but how can we shift that dynamic and co-create stories WITH our participants instead of just about them? 📖

This workshop explores how to craft compelling character-driven documentaries by using participatory filmmaking techniques and personal archives to enhance storytelling.

About our teaching artist:
Elodie Edjang is a French-born, Atlanta-bred, Cameroonian creator based in Chicago. Building on a documentary foundation, she explores storytelling through short-form content, character portraits, and participatory filmmaking, blending narrative and documentary techniques. Currently, Elodie is co-directing a short about Kartemquin Films’ co-founder, Gordon Quinn, with Red Door Media Collective. Her work-in-progress, Queer Christians, was a 2023 Sisters in Cinema Documentary Fellowship finalist and received a 2023 Chicago DCASE grant.

Learn more about Elodie and the event on our events page, link in bio!!! 😍

Long Live the King 👑 | One month since I've been without my love, my healer, my hugger, my climber, my dance partner, my cuddle buddy, my baby boy, Oluwatobi.

♒️ Tobi was a lover boi. Tobi was...is the moment.

Thank you to his aunties and uncles for attending his celebration of life and to my circle near and far for being a part of his life 🙏🏾 ❤️🤎.

Long Live the King 👑 | One month since I've been without my love, my healer, my hugger, my climber, my dance partner, my cuddle buddy, my baby boy, Oluwatobi.

♒️ Tobi was a lover boi. Tobi was...is the moment.

Thank you to his aunties and uncles for attending his celebration of life and to my circle near and far for being a part of his life 🙏🏾 ❤️🤎.

Long Live the King 👑 | One month since I've been without my love, my healer, my hugger, my climber, my dance partner, my cuddle buddy, my baby boy, Oluwatobi.

♒️ Tobi was a lover boi. Tobi was...is the moment.

Thank you to his aunties and uncles for attending his celebration of life and to my circle near and far for being a part of his life 🙏🏾 ❤️🤎.

Long Live the King 👑 | One month since I've been without my love, my healer, my hugger, my climber, my dance partner, my cuddle buddy, my baby boy, Oluwatobi.

♒️ Tobi was a lover boi. Tobi was...is the moment.

Thank you to his aunties and uncles for attending his celebration of life and to my circle near and far for being a part of his life 🙏🏾 ❤️🤎.

Long Live the King 👑 | One month since I've been without my love, my healer, my hugger, my climber, my dance partner, my cuddle buddy, my baby boy, Oluwatobi.

♒️ Tobi was a lover boi. Tobi was...is the moment.

Thank you to his aunties and uncles for attending his celebration of life and to my circle near and far for being a part of his life 🙏🏾 ❤️🤎.

Long Live the King 👑 | One month since I've been without my love, my healer, my hugger, my climber, my dance partner, my cuddle buddy, my baby boy, Oluwatobi.

♒️ Tobi was a lover boi. Tobi was...is the moment.

Thank you to his aunties and uncles for attending his celebration of life and to my circle near and far for being a part of his life 🙏🏾 ❤️🤎.

✍️🏼 🎶 Unfortunately, Ryan Ross didn't perform @whenwewereyoungfest 😔 but 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐏𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒

Fun Facts
😊 1st time seeing @AvrilLavigne live

🎪🎸 P!atd was my first concert. I was in for a world of disappointment once I realized not every concert includes cool outfits and circus performers. Even after accounting for nostalgia, no concert has ever come close.

#WWWY #WWWY2025 #whenwewereyoung #musicfestivals #emo #nostalgia #panicatthedisco #brendonurie #ryanross #patd #concerts #afeveryoucantsweatout #avrillavigne

✍️🏼 🎶 Unfortunately, Ryan Ross didn't perform @whenwewereyoungfest 😔 but 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐏𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒

Fun Facts
😊 1st time seeing @AvrilLavigne live

🎪🎸 P!atd was my first concert. I was in for a world of disappointment once I realized not every concert includes cool outfits and circus performers. Even after accounting for nostalgia, no concert has ever come close.

#WWWY #WWWY2025 #whenwewereyoung #musicfestivals #emo #nostalgia #panicatthedisco #brendonurie #ryanross #patd #concerts #afeveryoucantsweatout #avrillavigne

✍️🏼 🎶 Unfortunately, Ryan Ross didn't perform @whenwewereyoungfest 😔 but 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐏𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒

Fun Facts
😊 1st time seeing @AvrilLavigne live

🎪🎸 P!atd was my first concert. I was in for a world of disappointment once I realized not every concert includes cool outfits and circus performers. Even after accounting for nostalgia, no concert has ever come close.

#WWWY #WWWY2025 #whenwewereyoung #musicfestivals #emo #nostalgia #panicatthedisco #brendonurie #ryanross #patd #concerts #afeveryoucantsweatout #avrillavigne

✍️🏼 🎶 Unfortunately, Ryan Ross didn't perform @whenwewereyoungfest 😔 but 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐏𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒

Fun Facts
😊 1st time seeing @AvrilLavigne live

🎪🎸 P!atd was my first concert. I was in for a world of disappointment once I realized not every concert includes cool outfits and circus performers. Even after accounting for nostalgia, no concert has ever come close.

#WWWY #WWWY2025 #whenwewereyoung #musicfestivals #emo #nostalgia #panicatthedisco #brendonurie #ryanross #patd #concerts #afeveryoucantsweatout #avrillavigne

✍️🏼 🎶 Unfortunately, Ryan Ross didn't perform @whenwewereyoungfest 😔 but 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐏𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒

Fun Facts
😊 1st time seeing @AvrilLavigne live

🎪🎸 P!atd was my first concert. I was in for a world of disappointment once I realized not every concert includes cool outfits and circus performers. Even after accounting for nostalgia, no concert has ever come close.

#WWWY #WWWY2025 #whenwewereyoung #musicfestivals #emo #nostalgia #panicatthedisco #brendonurie #ryanross #patd #concerts #afeveryoucantsweatout #avrillavigne

✍️🏼 🎶 Unfortunately, Ryan Ross didn't perform @whenwewereyoungfest 😔 but 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐏𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒

Fun Facts
😊 1st time seeing @AvrilLavigne live

🎪🎸 P!atd was my first concert. I was in for a world of disappointment once I realized not every concert includes cool outfits and circus performers. Even after accounting for nostalgia, no concert has ever come close.

#WWWY #WWWY2025 #whenwewereyoung #musicfestivals #emo #nostalgia #panicatthedisco #brendonurie #ryanross #patd #concerts #afeveryoucantsweatout #avrillavigne

✍️🏼 🎶 Unfortunately, Ryan Ross didn't perform @whenwewereyoungfest 😔 but 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐏𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒

Fun Facts
😊 1st time seeing @AvrilLavigne live

🎪🎸 P!atd was my first concert. I was in for a world of disappointment once I realized not every concert includes cool outfits and circus performers. Even after accounting for nostalgia, no concert has ever come close.

#WWWY #WWWY2025 #whenwewereyoung #musicfestivals #emo #nostalgia #panicatthedisco #brendonurie #ryanross #patd #concerts #afeveryoucantsweatout #avrillavigne

Thank you @reelingfilmfest for showcasing my film and thank you so much to everyone who came to the @luvinqueeries screening! Your support means everything. 🤎💜💙💛 #Reeling2025 #chicagofilmmaker #queerart #luvinqueeries

Thank you @reelingfilmfest for showcasing my film and thank you so much to everyone who came to the @luvinqueeries screening! Your support means everything. 🤎💜💙💛 #Reeling2025 #chicagofilmmaker #queerart #luvinqueeries

Thank you @reelingfilmfest for showcasing my film and thank you so much to everyone who came to the @luvinqueeries screening! Your support means everything. 🤎💜💙💛 #Reeling2025 #chicagofilmmaker #queerart #luvinqueeries

🍿Reeling with joy for our hometown premiere at @ReelingFilmFest! Come catch @LuvInqueeries September 28, 2025 at 1:30 pm. 🎟️ Link to tixs in bio. #gaaaaaayyy #LuvInqueeries #Reeling2025 #ChicagoPremiere #QueerCinema #IndependentFilm #ChicagoFilmmaking

📢🥳 Excited to announce that I'm a 2025-2026 @sistersincinema Documentary Fellow!

The Sisters in Cinema Documentary Fellowship is a fellowship program for emerging Black women and gender nonconforming directors based in the Chicagoland area with a short or feature-length non-fiction project.

As part of the program I'll receive a grant for my film @queerchristians, fiscal sponsorship, and individually tailored mentorship that focuses on both professional and project development.

Grateful for this opportunity and excited to be a part of this cohort.

#BlackFilmmaker #ChicagoFilmmaker #QueerChristian #DocumentaryFilmmaker #MidwestFilm #EmergingFilmmakers #WomenInFilm

📢🥳 Excited to announce that I'm a 2025-2026 @sistersincinema Documentary Fellow!

The Sisters in Cinema Documentary Fellowship is a fellowship program for emerging Black women and gender nonconforming directors based in the Chicagoland area with a short or feature-length non-fiction project.

As part of the program I'll receive a grant for my film @queerchristians, fiscal sponsorship, and individually tailored mentorship that focuses on both professional and project development.

Grateful for this opportunity and excited to be a part of this cohort.

#BlackFilmmaker #ChicagoFilmmaker #QueerChristian #DocumentaryFilmmaker #MidwestFilm #EmergingFilmmakers #WomenInFilm

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride!

▪︎ 🎬 Good news! Luv Inqueeries is having its premiere at Queer Film Fest in Camden! Catch it at the @camdenoperahouse.
▪︎ Part talk show, part documentary, Luv Inqueeries answers your burning questions about love across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.
▪︎ 🎟️ Get your tickets through the link in bio! Every ticket directly benefits @out_maine, supporting vital programs for LGBTQ+ youth. Don't miss this debut!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

STARRING:  @_aceingrace_and @adventurealtruist

Creator / Director / Host - @thisiselodie 
Producer / 1st AD - @adiaivey 
EP - Soft Cage Films
Game Show Cinematographer - @visuallyfamous
1 AC / DIT - @angieshotthis 
Gaffer - @aylenelopez_ 
Sound - @doorperson11
Production Designer - @__handed 
Production Design Assistant - @m_r_lyman 
PC - @alliemorgan
BTS - @goroshkoivan

#LuvInqueeries #QueerFilmFest #CamdenMaine #LGBTQPride #OUTMaine #pridemonth #pride2025 #shortfilms

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride!

▪︎ 🎬 Good news! Luv Inqueeries is having its premiere at Queer Film Fest in Camden! Catch it at the @camdenoperahouse.
▪︎ Part talk show, part documentary, Luv Inqueeries answers your burning questions about love across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.
▪︎ 🎟️ Get your tickets through the link in bio! Every ticket directly benefits @out_maine, supporting vital programs for LGBTQ+ youth. Don't miss this debut!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

STARRING:  @_aceingrace_and @adventurealtruist

Creator / Director / Host - @thisiselodie 
Producer / 1st AD - @adiaivey 
EP - Soft Cage Films
Game Show Cinematographer - @visuallyfamous
1 AC / DIT - @angieshotthis 
Gaffer - @aylenelopez_ 
Sound - @doorperson11
Production Designer - @__handed 
Production Design Assistant - @m_r_lyman 
PC - @alliemorgan
BTS - @goroshkoivan

#LuvInqueeries #QueerFilmFest #CamdenMaine #LGBTQPride #OUTMaine #pridemonth #pride2025 #shortfilms

31 🎉🎂 • My story is still unwritten. Spent my birthday watching the sunrise and relishing my favorite building in Chicago. #marinatowers #Chicago #1994
Note: Pic #2: a half-joke about my ovaries

31 🎉🎂 • My story is still unwritten. Spent my birthday watching the sunrise and relishing my favorite building in Chicago. #marinatowers #Chicago #1994
Note: Pic #2: a half-joke about my ovaries

31 🎉🎂 • My story is still unwritten. Spent my birthday watching the sunrise and relishing my favorite building in Chicago. #marinatowers #Chicago #1994
Note: Pic #2: a half-joke about my ovaries

31 🎉🎂 • My story is still unwritten. Spent my birthday watching the sunrise and relishing my favorite building in Chicago. #marinatowers #Chicago #1994
Note: Pic #2: a half-joke about my ovaries

31 🎉🎂 • My story is still unwritten. Spent my birthday watching the sunrise and relishing my favorite building in Chicago. #marinatowers #Chicago #1994
Note: Pic #2: a half-joke about my ovaries

Had such a fun time kicking off #PrideMonth 🌈 at @hydeparkartcenter Art of Pride event. Follow @the.reservoir.collective to catch upcoming pics from amazing artists and supporters who stopped by our station. #ArtofPride #queer #pride #pride2025 #HydePark #Chicago

Had such a fun time kicking off #PrideMonth 🌈 at @hydeparkartcenter Art of Pride event. Follow @the.reservoir.collective to catch upcoming pics from amazing artists and supporters who stopped by our station. #ArtofPride #queer #pride #pride2025 #HydePark #Chicago

Had such a fun time kicking off #PrideMonth 🌈 at @hydeparkartcenter Art of Pride event. Follow @the.reservoir.collective to catch upcoming pics from amazing artists and supporters who stopped by our station. #ArtofPride #queer #pride #pride2025 #HydePark #Chicago

Had such a fun time kicking off #PrideMonth 🌈 at @hydeparkartcenter Art of Pride event. Follow @the.reservoir.collective to catch upcoming pics from amazing artists and supporters who stopped by our station. #ArtofPride #queer #pride #pride2025 #HydePark #Chicago

Had such a fun time kicking off #PrideMonth 🌈 at @hydeparkartcenter Art of Pride event. Follow @the.reservoir.collective to catch upcoming pics from amazing artists and supporters who stopped by our station. #ArtofPride #queer #pride #pride2025 #HydePark #Chicago

Had such a fun time kicking off #PrideMonth 🌈 at @hydeparkartcenter Art of Pride event. Follow @the.reservoir.collective to catch upcoming pics from amazing artists and supporters who stopped by our station. #ArtofPride #queer #pride #pride2025 #HydePark #Chicago

🎤 Sometimes I get to do cool things at work.
I used to want to be a singer and low key rapper too. Got to cosplay as one for my job's anniversary party.

The set was about a rocky relationship using today's/TikTok hits. Proof that "mindless" scrolling is actually professional development.

The last slide is the return of Double E spitting custom bars on the Savage Remix by Megan Thee Stallion - complete with the TikTok choreo of course 😝🙅🏿‍♀️🤗💪🏿.

Does your job pay for brand colored wigs and silver jumpsuits?

#WorkinHarmony #HotGirlShift

🎤 Sometimes I get to do cool things at work.
I used to want to be a singer and low key rapper too. Got to cosplay as one for my job's anniversary party.

The set was about a rocky relationship using today's/TikTok hits. Proof that "mindless" scrolling is actually professional development.

The last slide is the return of Double E spitting custom bars on the Savage Remix by Megan Thee Stallion - complete with the TikTok choreo of course 😝🙅🏿‍♀️🤗💪🏿.

Does your job pay for brand colored wigs and silver jumpsuits?

#WorkinHarmony #HotGirlShift

🎤 Sometimes I get to do cool things at work.
I used to want to be a singer and low key rapper too. Got to cosplay as one for my job's anniversary party.

The set was about a rocky relationship using today's/TikTok hits. Proof that "mindless" scrolling is actually professional development.

The last slide is the return of Double E spitting custom bars on the Savage Remix by Megan Thee Stallion - complete with the TikTok choreo of course 😝🙅🏿‍♀️🤗💪🏿.

Does your job pay for brand colored wigs and silver jumpsuits?

#WorkinHarmony #HotGirlShift

🎤 Sometimes I get to do cool things at work.
I used to want to be a singer and low key rapper too. Got to cosplay as one for my job's anniversary party.

The set was about a rocky relationship using today's/TikTok hits. Proof that "mindless" scrolling is actually professional development.

The last slide is the return of Double E spitting custom bars on the Savage Remix by Megan Thee Stallion - complete with the TikTok choreo of course 😝🙅🏿‍♀️🤗💪🏿.

Does your job pay for brand colored wigs and silver jumpsuits?

#WorkinHarmony #HotGirlShift

🇬🇧 Mini-Vacay (1st time exploring London)
Surprisingly got a lot of opportunities to practice my Italian. Shout out to the Italian man who took my telephone booth pic but shout out to me for the edits. Lol #london

🇬🇧 Mini-Vacay (1st time exploring London)
Surprisingly got a lot of opportunities to practice my Italian. Shout out to the Italian man who took my telephone booth pic but shout out to me for the edits. Lol #london

🇬🇧 Mini-Vacay (1st time exploring London)
Surprisingly got a lot of opportunities to practice my Italian. Shout out to the Italian man who took my telephone booth pic but shout out to me for the edits. Lol #london

🇬🇧 Mini-Vacay (1st time exploring London)
Surprisingly got a lot of opportunities to practice my Italian. Shout out to the Italian man who took my telephone booth pic but shout out to me for the edits. Lol #london

🇬🇧 Mini-Vacay (1st time exploring London)
Surprisingly got a lot of opportunities to practice my Italian. Shout out to the Italian man who took my telephone booth pic but shout out to me for the edits. Lol #london