I Is Another: Relational Documentary Practices with Ollie Launspach

DOK Industry Podcast 2026

I Is Another: Relational Documentary Practices with Ollie Launspach

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If art comes from a deeply personal place, can filmmaking ever be too personal? Talking Shorts commissioning editor Savina Petkova is joined by Dutch director Ollie Launspach to discuss what radical intimacy means when it comes to documentary filmmaking and his short film kiss kiss bang bang showing at DOK Leipzig.
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If art comes from a deeply personal place, can filmmaking ever be too personal? Taking cues from his short film kiss kiss bang bang, showing at this year's DOK Leipzig, Dutch director Ollie Launspach talks to host Savina Petkova (Talking Shorts) about the vulnerability inscribed in documenting one's own relationship. In his film, Launspach turns the camera onto his partner, Sterre, and together they create an intimate portrait of togetherness and transition. Diaries, audio recordings, and home video footage make up the radically intimate world of kiss kiss bang bang, but making a film out of your life is not an easy feat. What follows is a candid, much-needed conversation about becoming a protagonist in your own film, representing doubt in an intuitive process, as well as the unexpected outcomes of personal storytelling. 

Language: English
Length: 00:45:30
Recorded on 29 September 2026

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Eine Nahaufnahme einer brünetten Frau mit braunen Augen, die in die Kamera blickt. Ihr Haar ist offen und glatt, und sie trägt eine schwarze Jacke mit einem weißen Oberteil darunter.
Savina Petkova
Talking Shorts
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Co-Editor

Savina Petkova (PhD) is a Bulgarian film critic, programmer, and academic based in London. She is a commissioning editor at Talking Shorts and her writing bylines include Sight and Sound, Cineuropa, Little White Lies, Reverse Shot, and Variety

Eine Nahaufnahme einer brünetten Frau mit braunen Augen, die in die Kamera blickt. Ihr Haar ist offen und glatt, und sie trägt eine schwarze Jacke mit einem weißen Oberteil darunter.
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Eine Nahaufnahme eines Mannes in den Zwanzigern, der leicht lächelt und in die Kamera blickt. Hinter ihm ist eine weiße Wand zu sehen. Er hat blaue Augen und kurzes blondes Haar mit dunklen Haarwurzeln. Er trägt ein schwarzes T-Shirt.
Ollie Launspach
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Director

Ollie Launspach is a Dutch director based in Amsterdam. He graduated in Documentary Directing from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2025. His graduation film kiss kiss bang bang premiered in competition at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and has screened internationally at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Go Short, Curtás Vila do Conde, Vienna Shorts, and many other festivals. Ollie Launspach is currently developing new documentary projects while working as a director, editor and film lecturer.

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Eine Nahaufnahme eines Mannes in den Zwanzigern, der leicht lächelt und in die Kamera blickt. Hinter ihm ist eine weiße Wand zu sehen. Er hat blaue Augen und kurzes blondes Haar mit dunklen Haarwurzeln. Er trägt ein schwarzes T-Shirt.
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DOK Industry Podcast 2026 is realised in partnership with POC2 Programmers of Colour Collective, What’s Up With Docs Podcast, and Talking Shorts.

DOK Industry is realised with the support of Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media upon a Decision of the German Bundestag.

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