WVIFF welcomes Clara Lehmann & Jonathan Lacocque (founders of Coat of Arms) to host this informative session and workshop during the 2025 WV International Film Festival in Charleston, WV.
Title: Storytelling Ethics in the Age of AI
Synopsis: In a time when every image can be generated and every story can be manipulated, the line between truth and fiction grows increasingly blurred. This talk explores what it means to tell stories ethically in a world shaped by algorithms, attention economies, and artificial intelligence. Through reflection, film examples, and audience conversation, Clara and Jonathan invite participants to consider how ethical storytelling becomes an act of resistance, and how artists can protect authenticity, empathy, and human truth in their creative work.
* FREE to the public with a suggested donation to WVIFF at the door
LOCATION: Park Place Stadium Cinemas
600 Washington St. E, Charleston, WV
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Coat of Arms was founded in 2010 in response to a less nimble creative services market. Prioritizing collaboration built on trust, diversity, and down-to-earth priorities, Coat of Arms models a creative approach that places the artist and the message at the forefront. This more direct path gives imagination a fighting chance and translates to timeless, meaningful work.
Coat of Arms works with Fortune 100 and 500 brands and is a Webby, Telly, Emmy, Cannes Lion-awarded studio. The work has played at over 50 film festivals world-wide, including Cannes, Doc Edge, DOC NYC, SXSW, and Tribeca.
A modern company whose home is everywhere you are, Clara and Jonathan can be found in a little Appalachian, Swiss village called Helvetia located in West Virginia.
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2025 WVIFF info at wviff.org/festival/fall-2025
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