Documentary First: Conversations on Documentary Filmmaking

Conversations with the people behind documentaries and how the work changed them, from Ken Burns and PBS American Masters creator Susan Lacy to first-time directors finishing their first film. Documentary First is a weekly podcast for anyone who loves a true story, and for the filmmakers who tell them. Host Christian Taylor, director of the award-winning The Girl Who Wore Freedom (25+ international awards; distributed by Virgil Films, Swank, and Canal+), has talked with documentary directors, editors, producers, distributors, and composers across HBO, Netflix, PBS, and the independent documentary world for more than 290 episodes. Guests have included Emmy and Peabody Award-winning editor Charles Olivier (HBO’s The Jinx) and Emmy-nominated director Nick Bruckman (Netflix’s Minted). Listen Notes ranks the show in the top 5% of all podcasts worldwide. Two formats, one feed. The main show features long-form interviews about the stories behind the films: how they got made, what it took from the people who made them, and what they learned. On alternating weeks, Documentary First: The Deep Dive takes one insight from a recent conversation and follows it wherever it leads. Topics include documentary directing, documentary producing, documentary editing, documentary distribution, documentary funding, documentary storytelling, film festival strategy, archival footage and rights clearance, entertainment law for filmmakers, and building a life in nonfiction filmmaking. New episodes every week. Follow the show and leave a review. Instagram: @documentaryfirst | Facebook: @documentaryfirst | X: @Doc_First | TikTok: @documentaryfirst | YouTube: @DocumentaryFirst | LinkedIn: documentaryfirst | documentaryfirst.com

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Episode 166 | Reviewing a Bit of Our History

This week Christian traveled to Reims, France for the RED Movie Awards (Reims Excellence Director) annual ceremony, and met with local special guests, Dany and Flo, to reminisce about the events that ...

12 Mai 202237min

Episode 165 | Distributor D-Day and Good News!

Today is the final episode in our limited series about distribution, where we reveal the name of Christian’s distributor! We talk through distributor woes, Panera woes, new distributor agreements, con...

5 Mai 202244min

Episode 164 | Distribution Discovery #3

Listen to our final episode to our 3-part series on distribution, but first, Christian gives an update on Grueling Glory from Dubuque, IA! Next, she shares victories in gaining self-distribution and i...

28 Apr 202250min

Episode 163 | Distribution Discovery #2

It’s part 2 of our series on cutting ties with the Girl Who Wore Freedom’s Distributor! We get an ongoing update about the film, European distribution and how Christian got into her relationship with ...

21 Apr 202239min

Episode 162 | Distribution Discovery #1

Today is the start of a new limited series of Podcasts about Distribution, expanding upon what we discussed in last week’s episode. We get some updates about upcoming festivals, showings of the film a...

14 Apr 202249min

Episode 161 | TGWWF Update: A Sad Turn of Events

Today Christian gives us an update about "Grueling Glory", film festivals, and then we dive into a major update about the distribution of the film. Then we get some updates about the "Brave Dutch", an...

7 Apr 202217min

Episode 160 | Voice Over Acting in Film - Actor's Point of View

Today we talk through SRT files for films, the hurdles of working internationally with multiple companies, Dual Mono audio vs Stereo, airborne school, writing the next thing, and then dig into VO work...

31 Mar 202244min

Episode 159 | Cinematography Conversations - The Camera Department

Today we’re joined by Mindy Cook! We talk through the process of making a DCP file, getting it shipped to location for showing the film, backup plans, and traveling to France. Then we dive into some o...

24 Mar 202255min