$97 • Includes live access + replay
Live: Friday, July 25 | 12–3pm ET
Includes a full hour of Q&A + lifetime replay access

Join us for a 3-hour deep-dive masterclass with Emmy-winning filmmaker Rita Baghdadi — a director/DP whose work is as emotionally honest as it is visually bold.

In this live session, Rita will break down how she shoots vérité that’s intimate, cinematic, and deeply human — and the relationship-building it takes to earn that kind of access.

You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at:

• Raw and edited vérité scenes from Sirens (Sundance) — including one filmed in a language she didn’t speak

• Her process on Photographer (Nat Geo) — directing and shooting high-stakes material in tight spaces with sensitive participants

• The gear she actually uses — and how she stays nimble in the field

• How she earns trust and navigates emotional complexity without blowing the moment

• How she builds vérité scenes in real time — with clarity, authorship, and care

Plus: a full hour of live Q&A. Ask her anything — from how she frames a scene to how she’s getting her own projects greenlit right now.

This is for doc filmmakers who shoot (or want to).
For those who care about craft, and know that making vérité that feels requires more than just rolling.

🎟️ $97 includes the live session + lifetime access to the replay.