Dominica Harrison & Kim Noce

Co-Creation: A Shared Process of Storytelling

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How and where films are made shape who is included, what stories emerge, and why they matter. Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin (1998), we explore storytelling as a flexible vessel that evolves in response to what it holds. Co-creation expands authorship, ensuring films are collective inquiries. As Freire (1970) argues, knowledge is formed through dialogue and practice, making filmmaking a shared space of meaning-making, ethics, and responsibility.
Haraway (2016) frames storytelling as confabulation, shaped by relationships rather than singular authorship. In filmmaking, this shifts the creative process into something non-hierarchical. Seek and Hide (2019) demonstrates this through blind storytelling, where each artist animated without knowing the full narrative, fostering meaning through shared interaction.
In the workshop, participants will experiment with an outdoor storyboarding technique to co-create a short sequence. We will explore how En-Plein-Air (ExEd24, 2024) environments alter co-creative storytelling. The session concludes by reflecting on alternative co-creation models, such as Anima Mundi (2024), which interweaves multiple perspectives within a shared thematic frame. 

This proposal invites discussion on co-creation as an educational and ethical practice, preparing the next generation of filmmakers to engage meaningfully with cinema’s transformative power.
 

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Dominica Harrison is an award-winning interdisciplinary filmmaker and educator based in the UK, specializing in animation direction and illustration. Born in Moscow, she received a traditional art education before moving to the UK. Dominica's graduation film, 'Illusions,' garnered awards at international animation festivals. She contributed to the acclaimed film 'Loving Vincent' (2017) and created notable works such as 'Chado' (2020) and 'Anima Mundi' (2025). Dominica is currently a lecturer at the University of the Arts London (UAL).
www.nicaharrison.com