Broadstone Films

'The Gap in Consent', is a film by Tom Burke featuring 14 Irish documentary filmmakers speaking about ethics, consent and relationships with their subjects in the making of their films. It aims to chart the filmmaker/subject relationship throughout the production process from first approaches, through production and towards the rough cut, and discusses the evolving role of consent in that relationship. Filmmakers speak frankly about their own experiences and ethical dilemmas in making their films and how the emotional labour of this often goes unreported. The title is meant to tease out questions of collaboration, consent and the limits of representation. The film is engaging for audiences interested in how documentaries are made and can form the basis of detailed post-screening discussions.

‘The Gap in Consent’ was selected as the opening film for the 2024 Irish Film Institute Documentary Festival. There is short promo below.