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Doc Talk: A Deadline and Nō Studios Podcast
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Hosted by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley and Deadline’s Documentary Editor, Matt Carey, Doc Talk features weekly interviews with filmmakers, storytellers, and industry leaders about creating critical content with the power to move the genre forward – and possibly change the world.
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'Dernsie: The Amazing Life Of Bruce Dern'
2d ago00:59:58Tap to summarizeOscar-nominated actor Bruce Dern and director Mike Mendez join us to discuss Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern, their documentary premiering Wednesday at the Cannes Film Festival. Dern is not only one of Hollywood's greatest actors, but one of its greatest raconteurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →'Sean Combs: The Reckoning'
1w ago00:39:25Tap to summarizeFilmmaker Alexandria Stapleton discusses her Emmy-contending Netflix series, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, a forensic examination of the sexual misconduct allegations against the rapper, actor, and mogul that landed Combs in federal prison. It's produced by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Emmy Contender 'John Candy: I Like Me'
2w ago00:46:29Tap to summarizeProducer-director Colin Hanks and producer Ryan Reynolds join the show to share stories of making John Candy: I Like Me, their cinematic exploration of the beloved Canadian actor and SCTV sketch performer. Candy's two children plus many of his friends and famous collaborators — Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and many others — appear in this Prime Video film, a strong Emmy contender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Impact Of Paramount-WBD Merger On Docs
3w ago00:57:14Tap to summarizeThe proposed merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery would reshape the documentary landscape, putting HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films, HBO Max, Paramount+, MTV Documentary Films and more under one roof. As major stars and filmmakers write an open letter protesting the merger, we speak with documentary veterans Marjan Safinia and Lois Vossen about the impact of the planned alliance on the nonfiction film community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Makers Of 'Newport And The Great Folk Dream' And 'All Of The Above'
4w ago01:01:52Tap to summarizeWe report from the 18th Milwaukee Film Festival, speaking two makers of two documentaries in the festival lineup: All of the Above, and Newport and the Great Folk Dream. All of the Above focuses on a world religions class taught in a Chicago public high school, while Newport examines the iconic music festival renowned for performances by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →American Cinematheque's This Is Not A Fiction Festival
Apr 1400:46:42Tap to summarizeNow entering its third year, the American Cinematheque's This Is Not a Fiction festival in Los Angeles has emerged as a major event for documentary lovers. We speak with AC film programmer Cindy Flores about this year's festival, running April 16-24. It will feature some of the greatest names in documentary, including Barbara Kopple, Gianfranco Rosi, Ross McElwee, Caveh Zahedi, and Liz Garbus among many others. The festival also features a robust lineup of mockumentaries, like Best in Show, Popstar: Never Stop Stopping, and Jackass Number Two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Report From 2026 CPH:DOX
Apr 701:00:09Tap to summarizeDoc Talk reports from CPH:DOX in Copenhagen. Artistic Director Niklas Engstrøm shares his highlights from the 2026 edition of the world-class festival and tells us how CPH:DOX keeps politicians at "arms length" to avoid outside interference in the program. And we visit with directors Hansen Lin and Siyi Chen who pitched their documentary Queens Ballroom at the CPH:FORUM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →'My Undesirable Friends' Director Julia Loktev
Mar 3100:41:20Tap to summarizeFilmmaker Julia Loktev joins us to discuss her award-winning documentary My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow, which chronicles the last independent television news source in Russia. The journalists in the film, mostly young women, found themselves treated as enemies of the state for daring to stray outside the bounds of Kremlin-approved reportage, victims of a crackdown on press freedom that only got worse after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Juliette Binoche And Thessaloniki Doc Festival's Yorgos Krassakopoulos
Mar 2400:42:05Tap to summarizeOscar winner Juliette Binoche speaks about her directorial debut, the documentary In-I In Motion that explores the creative process behind a unique dance and theater project she co-created with dancer-choreographer Akram Khan. The film screened at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival in Greece, where we also spoke with Head of Program Yorgos Krassakopoulos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Oscar Takeways Plus Directors Of True/False Films 'Phenomena' And 'Pinball'
Mar 1701:02:32Tap to summarizeHosts John Ridley and Matt Carey discuss why Mr. Nobody Against Putin prevailed as Best Documentary Feature in an upset at the Oscars. And we talk with makers of two films that just premiered at the True/False documentary festival in Columbia, MO: Josef Gatti, director of Phenomena, and director Naveen Chaubal and producer Bryn Silverman of Pinball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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