Highlights from a Q&A session between Executive Producer Ann Shin and the Rogers Group of Funds about the filmmaking process: What makes a powerful documentary? My dad says more action scenes ;). Aside from action, which all docs need, I think a strong story makes a powerful documentary, and there are a few different types of strong stories. The two kinds of stories I’m drawn to are: 1) Heroic human stories about overcoming challenges, about resilience, surprising ingenuity.