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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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'Ocean With David Attenborough'
2w ago00:51:47Tap to summarizeThe National Geographic documentary Ocean with David Attenborough has earned six Primetime Emmy nominations, tied for the most of any nonfiction project this year. One of them is for Outstanding Narrator for David Attenborough, the naturalist and author who turned 100 years old in May. We speak with one of the directors of the film, Keith Scholey, about working with Sir David, and about the revelations in the Ocean documentary — some to do with hopeful indications of the ocean's capacity to recover from environmental damage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →‘Time And Water’ Director Sara Dosa
3w ago00:45:34Tap to summarizeOscar-nominated filmmaker Sara Dosa joins the show to discuss her new documentary, Time and Water, an exploration of the dramatic shift in Iceland’s landscape, where melting glaciers threaten to wash away not only the ice but family and cultural history. Dosa enters the terrain through the work of Icelandic poet and science fiction writer Andri Snær Magnason, who wrote an obituary for the first glacier in his country that was declared moribund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Celebrating Kartemquin Films 60th Anniversary With Gordon Quinn
4w ago01:01:01Tap to summarizeWe speak with filmmaker Gordon Quinn, cofounder of Kartemquin Films, on the 60th anniversary of the institution known for producing Hoops Dreams, Minding the Gap and countless other vital documentaries. We are also joined by Prof. Patricia Aufderheide, author of Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy. Together, we explore the origins of Kartemquin, its role in a democratic society, and the evolution of nonfiction filmmaking in the last six decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →'Mary Oliver' Director Sasha Waters
Jul 1401:00:41Tap to summarizeFilmmaker Sasha Waters discusses her new documentary Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World, about the prize-winning poet who became a lecture circuit sensation late in life. Waters reveals how she got Stephen Colbert, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, as well as Hairspray director John Waters (no relation to Sasha) to take part in the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Mid-Year Oscar Preview
Jul 700:58:22Tap to summarizeAs we move deeper into the second half of the year, cohosts John Ridley and Matt Carey examine the documentaries that have emerged as early contenders for Oscar recognition. American Doctor, Closure, Nuisance Bear, Everybody to Kenmure Street, To Hold a Mountain — they're in the running. So are two dozen more, many of them having premiered at Sundance. We dig into what's gaining traction as Oscar season inches closer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →'Public Access' Director David Shadrack Smith
Jun 3000:50:32Tap to summarizeNudity, comedy, cutting edge music, precocious kids, wannabe stars: public access in New York in the 1970s and '80s had everything -- a freewheeling outgrowth of cable TV that allowed freedom of expression to flourish. Director David Shadrack Smith dials back to that time in his documentary Public Access, which premiered in competition in Sundance. He joins the show to discuss one of the most fascinating nonfiction films of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Leaders Of DC/DOX & Millennium Docs Against Gravity
Jun 2301:09:27Tap to summarizeLeaders of two thriving documentary film festivals join us: Sky Sitney and Jamie Shor of DC/DOX in the nation's capital, and Karol Piekarczyk, artistic director of Millennium Docs Against Gravity in Poland. They explore their successes and challenges and why festivals are enjoying a resurgence in the age of streaming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Martha Graham Dance Company Documentary
Jun 1600:50:50Tap to summarizeA documentary observing the work of the Martha Graham Dance Company is contending for Emmy recognition, even as the company founded by the legelndary choreographer celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. We're joined by filmmakers Cyndee Readdean and Peter Schnall to discuss all things Graham, and the dancers and choreographers of today who are carrying on her legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Rafael Nadal And 'Rafa' Director Zach Heinzerling
Jun 900:26:29Tap to summarizeTennis champ Rafael Nadal joins the show to discuss 'Rafa,' his 4-part Netflix documentary series that reveals the physical pain and psychological pressure he endured to become one of the sport's greatest of all time. Oscar-nominated director Zach Heinzerling shares insights on the intimate portrayal of Rafa and his family in his Emmy-contending series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Tribeca Festival Director Cara Cusumano
Jun 200:53:11Tap to summarizeWith the 25th Tribeca Festival about to kick off in New York City, we're joined by festival director Cara Cusumano for a preview of Tribeca's nonfiction lineup. Among the films slated to premiere are the latest from Oscar winner Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, docs about musician Sara Bareilles, late NY Gov. Mario Cuomo, and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, a film by California's First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and Playing POTUS, the Josh Greenbaum film about comedians who have done wickedly funny impersonations of U.S. presidents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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