Episode 146 | Wearing Every Hat: Surviving as a One-Person Crew | With Dandan Liu
Episode SummaryWhat does it really take to make a documentary when you’re the entire crew?Working as a one-person crew can offer documentary filmmakers an extraordinary kind of freedom. With less equi...
16 Sep 47min
Episode 145 | AI and the Documentary Filmmaker | With Philip Shane
Episode SummaryHow can documentary filmmakers actually use AI—and where does it belong in the creative process?Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of the filmmaking toolkit, but beneath t...
2 Sep 48min
Episode 144 | The Ethics Lab: Access, Consent & Trust | With Alan Berry & Mark Enochs
Episode SummaryWhat does it mean when someone trusts you with their story?Access may get a documentary filmmaker through the door, but it is only the beginning. The deeper responsibility lies in earni...
19 Aug 46min
Episode 143 | How Do I Sustain My Documentary? | With Jilann Spitzmiller
Episode SummaryWhat happens when the money runs out—but the film isn't finished?For many documentary filmmakers, securing initial funding feels like the biggest hurdle. But as the months stretch into ...
5 Aug 37min
Episode 142 | How Do I Fund My Film? | With Liz Nord
Episode SummaryHow do documentary films actually get funded? It's one of the most common questions filmmakers ask—and one of the least honestly answered. While conversations often focus on grants, pit...
22 Jul 40min
Episode 141 | Building a Sustainable Documentary Life | With Ondi Timoner
Episode SummaryEpisode 141 marks the beginning of a new chapter for The Documentary Life — not as a relaunch or reboot, but as a recommitment to the questions that matter most. After a five-year hiatu...
8 Jul 53min
Winning an Oscar for Your Documentary Film
Imagine stepping up to the podium to accept your award for Best Documentary Feature for the film that you have put your heart, soul, blood sweat tears into. What would you say? Who would thank? Where ...
18 Sep 202051min
