
About this podcast
The craft and business of documentary filmmaking, from people who actually do it. Documentary First is a weekly podcast for working and aspiring documentary filmmakers who want honest, in-depth conversations about how documentaries get funded, made, and seen. Listen Notes ranks the show in the top 5 percent of all podcasts worldwide. Hosted by Christian Taylor, award-winning director of The Girl Who Wore Freedom (25+ international awards, distributed through Virgil Films, Swank, and Canal+),…
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Documentary First
About this podcast
The craft and business of documentary filmmaking, from people who actually do it. Documentary First is a weekly podcast for working and aspiring documentary filmmakers who want honest, in-depth conversations about how documentaries get funded, made, and seen. Listen Notes ranks the show in the top 5 percent of all podcasts worldwide. Hosted by Christian Taylor, award-winning director of The Girl Who Wore Freedom (25+ international awards, distributed through Virgil Films, Swank, and Canal+),…
Recent episodes
- Ep. 285 l How to Make a Documentary With No Film School: 5 Lessons21 Aug · 41 min
- Why Can't Your Documentary Find an Audience? l Deep Dive on Ep. 28413 Aug · 14 min
- Ep. 284 I How to Fund a Documentary Without the Industry6 Aug · 52 min
- Who Believed in You First? I Deep Dive on Ep. 28330 Jul · 14 min
- Ep. 283 I 7 Filmmaking Tips From the Distributor Who Directed "Cold War in Philly"23 Jul · 54 min
- Ep. 282 I Finding the Heartbeat of Your Story | A Lesson From Normandy16 Jul · 12 min
- Ep. 281 I 13 Letters That Saved a Dying WWII Documentary - on Heroes of Carentan Pt 12 Jul · 11 min
- The Disappointment You Didn't Choose I Deep Dive on Ep. 28025 Jun · 8 min
- Ep. 280 I Danny Gans, the Man of Many Voices, Lost His Own. His Son Set Out to Find It.18 Jun · 56 min
- When Is Silence Wisdom and When Is It Complicity? I Deep Dive on Ep. 27911 Jun · 8 min