Five Hours with Raja
McKessar, Anna
Five Hours with Raja is an intimate, confronting documentary which follows a young mother carrying her baby to term, despite the diagnosis of a fatal birth defect. It tells a story about death - but - it is also a love story. This paper unpacks how an invitation to film this unusual and life-changing event developed into an opportunity to question the ethics of the interview. It examines how the intricacies of a trust relationship influence th...