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Your characters might attack you -- Steve Warne

Fabian von Allmen
Steve Warne is an Australian documentary filmmaker with extensive experience. He worked as a journalist for various TV stations, radio and the print media. He has conducted 'Bangladox' — a workshop for young filmmakers that ended yesterday — at the Dhaka International Film Festival 2012.
What did you teach at the workshop here?
Steve: I've tried to provide them with questions they can ask themselves. For example, the three Ws. 'Why' should this particular film be made? 'Why' should it be made now? 'Why' am I the right person to materialise it? Answers to these questions are fundamental if you want to make a documentary.
In return, did the participants teach you anything?
Steve: I think I was able to understand their culture better, thanks to this workshop.
You're a documentary filmmaker. What are the major differences between a documentary and a feature film? Which one is tougher to make?
Steve: A documentary is, in many ways, tougher to make. Just take the characters for example — they are real
people. You can't just give them a script and tell them what to do. You have to establish a relationship and be very careful with what you say because they might be offended and refuse to cooperate, or, in the worst case, even attack you. And you can hardly repeat a scene.
Are you considering making a movie in Bangladesh?
Steve: Yes, I actually am. It would be on the Liberation War, from a different angle — highlighting the contributions of foreigners. We already tracked down an Australian, and are looking for more characters.
Many of your students are young, aspiring filmmakers. How do you evaluate them?
Steve: Most of them have little experience in filmmaking. But they are very ambitious and highly motivated. They want to change the face of documentary filmmaking in Bangladesh. What you see here, for example, on TV are the kinds of documentaries we had in Australia in the 1950s, with a strong and very serious narrating voice. They lack humour and sarcasm.
It's your second visit here in Bangladesh. What do you think of this country?
Steve: I simply love it! People are so generous, and also the festival this year is more organised and improved compared to last year.
The author is an intern at The Daily Star.