Shadowgraph
Do you find the chaos of the world overwhelming? Shadowgraph is here to help you navigate it through a nuanced style of political storytelling.
Escape to an otherworldly experience of the news in our weekly podcast with award-winning documentary filmmaker and videojournalist Ross Domoney as he guides you into the Sci-fi worlds of the modern political landscape.
Episodes
44 episodes
Updates from Shadowgraph
Tune in for the latest from Shadowgraph! We share updates on what we’ve been working on, including our first online course in the art of independent documentary filmmaking. Hear about our latest film release from Tulkarem refugee camp in the We...
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Storytelling Lab: Filming the Inner World
The Storytelling Lab is a series from Shadowgraph that shares raw, practical tools for telling stories with minimal resources. It’s for filmmakers, writers, and audio producers: anyone building stories from the ground up.In this episode,...
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7:34
Field Notes: Unexpected Encounter Whilst Filming in Syria
Field Notes is a series from Shadowgraph: short audio diaries from the world of filmmaking.In today’s episode, we move deeper into the Al Yarmouk camp for Palestinians in Damascus. We reflect on how we approached the camp’s shifting aest...
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9:59
What the Hell: Seeing Past the News Cycle
What the Hell is a series from Shadowgraph: a space to reflect and make sense of the absurdity unfolding around us. We offer creative tools for those of us feeling the weight of a destabilised world.In this episode, we look at t...
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8:43
The Storytelling Lab: One Backpack - Infinite Stories
The Storytelling Lab is a series from Shadowgraph that shares raw, practical tools for telling stories with minimal resources. It’s for filmmakers, writers, and audio producers: anyone building stories from the ground up.This week...
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11:16
Field Notes: Inside Al Yarmouk - Filming With Care
Field Notes is a series from Shadowgraph: short audio diaries from the world of filmmaking.In today’s episode, we reflect on the challenges of filming inside the Al Yarmouk camp for Palestinians in Damascus. Beyond the logistics, we disc...
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What the Hell: The Anti-Narrative Therapy
What the Hell is a series from Shadowgraph: a space to reflect and make sense of the absurdity unfolding around us. We offer creative tools for those feeling the weight of a destabilised world.In this episode — The Anti-Narrati...
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8:58
Storytelling Lab: Why We Love Cameras
The Storytelling Lab is a series from Shadowgraph that provides you with raw, real tools for telling stories with minimal resources. It’s for filmmakers, writers, audio producers: anyone trying to build stories from the ground up....
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Conversations: Independent Media in the Age of Upheaval
Conversations is a series from Shadowgraph where we speak with independent storytellers, artists, and thinkers exploring the creative process in a world on edge.In this episode, we step away from the studio and onto the sea front....
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10:43
Field Notes: Inside Al Yarmouk — Filming Reality vs Expectation
Field Notes is a series from Shadowgraph: short audio diaries from the world of filmmaking.In today’s episode, we talk about the gap between expectation and reality on a filming trip. Specifically, what it’s like to plan for a sto...
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What the Hell: The Crisis of Our Inner World
What the Hell is a series from Shadowgraph: a space to reflect, and make sense of the absurdity unfolding around us. We offer creative tools for those of us feeling the weight of a destabilised world.In this episode — The Cris...
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Storytelling Lab: The Myth of Objectivity
The Storytelling Lab is a series from Shadowgraph that provides you with raw, real tools for telling stories with minimal resources. It’s for filmmakers, writers, audio producers: anyone trying to build stories from the ground up.This we...
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10:15
Conversations: Why We Need Slower Images
Conversations is a series from Shadowgraph: in-depth dialogues with independent storytellers.In this episode, I’m joined by photographer and filmmaker Rod Morris. We talk about the intricacy of making slow, multi-layered analogue ...
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Field Notes: Filming Groups You Oppose
Field Notes is a series from Shadowgraph: short audio diaries from the world of filmmaking.In this episode, we talk about what it means to film with political groups you don’t ideologically agree with. We revisit a documentary sho...
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11:49
What the Hell: Anchor Points for a World on Fire
What the Hell is a series from Shadowgraph: a space to reflect, and make sense of the absurdity unfolding around us. We offer creative tools for those of us feeling the weight of a destabilised world.In this episode, we sink into ...
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9:45
Storytelling Lab: Minimalist Filmmaking 01
Storytelling Lab is a series from Shadowgraph that gives you raw, real tools for telling stories with minimal resources. It's for filmmakers, writers, audio producers—anyone trying to build stories from the ground up.In chaotic mo...
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Our Podcast re-launches tomorrow!
We're bringing back the Shadowgraph podcast — a weekly audio dispatch from the world of documentary filmmaking, set against the chaos of a world on fire.What to expect: Rotating formats (in no particular order).1. F...
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0:47
Shadowgraph updates - August 2024
In this podcast, we give you some updates on what we have been working on and the direction Shadowgraph will take in the future.
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5:29
Behind the lens - Palestine part 6
In this episode, Ross Domoney from Shadowgraph talks about the funerals of the Palestinian fighters and civilians killed in an Israeli army raid on Nur Shams refugee camp. We also delve into decision-making while battling the fatigue that can h...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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41:55
Behind the lens - Palestine part 5
In this episode, after getting put under siege in our West Bank hotel by the Israeli army, we finally enter Nur Shams refugee camp. In the aftermath of this raid, the occupation forces have left a vast trail of destruction. The residents of the...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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34:50
Behind the lens - Palestine part 4
In this episode, we get caught up in the most destructive Israeli army raid in the West Bank in decades. We discuss the calculated risks filmmakers take in hostile environments, especially during dangerous events like army raids. After a week o...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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33:27
Behind the lens - Palestine part 3
This episode features practical filmmaking advice and highlights the necessity of patience and flexibility. After an extended delay, we are granted entry to a refugee camp in the West Bank, inhabited by numerous armed Palestinian factions. Shad...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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27:01
Behind the lens - Palestine part 2
In this episode, we discuss how tricky it is to gain access and film in a hostile environment in the West Bank of Palestine when you do not have any connections to the area you want to work in. This story is part of Shadowgraph’s new podcast se...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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26:23
Behind the lens - Palestine part 1
In this new podcast series, Shadowgraph explores the intricacies of the filmmaking process, with some politics fed in along the way. These episodes are from our recent trip to Palestine, where we filmed a documentary about memory as a form of r...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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