JP Independent Journal

Editorial Framework — JP Independent Journal

On Editorial Responsibility and Cinematic Inquiry

JP Independent Journal operates as an editorial space for examining cinema as a cultural system rather than a promotional object.

The journal does not prioritize coverage, visibility, or alignment with institutional discourse.

Its focus is on moments where cinematic practice reveals structural pressure:

ethical fracture, narrative avoidance, aesthetic compromise, or self-censorship.

JP is not a news platform.

It does not function through balanced exposure or representational fairness as an end in itself.

When structures are compromised, neutrality becomes a form of concealment.

Editorial selections are guided by:

the presence of unresolved tension rather than resolved messaging

moments where authorship risks exposure rather than affirmation

works and positions that resist aesthetic comfort and reputational safety

JP approaches surrealism, realism, and documentary not as genres, but as operational tools each capable of both disclosure and evasion.

Discomfort is not treated as provocation.

It is treated as data.

JP does not seek consensus.

It seeks clarity of position, transparency of method, and accountability of form.

This framework is not designed to include.

It is designed to observe, register, and interrogate.

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JP Independent Journal

Editorial Framework