Podcast Episodes

Documentary First Episode 248: Deep Talks with an Entertainment Lawyer, Part 1

Deep Talks with an Entertainment Lawyer, Part 1

Entertainment lawyer Anne Easton explains the rights, contracts and lawyer budgets documentary filmmakers need from day one, and why indemnity matters.

Deep Talks with an Entertainment Lawyer, Part 1

Entertainment lawyer Anne Easton explains the rights, contracts and lawyer budgets documentary filmmakers need from day one, and why indemnity matters.

Liz Carpenter Documentary: How She Shook Up Washington, Part 2 — Documentary First Episode 246

Liz Carpenter Documentary: How She Shook Up Was...

Christy Carpenter and Abby Ginzberg on Liz Carpenter's life, painting a portrait without a resume, and taking Shaking It Up to PBS.

Liz Carpenter Documentary: How She Shook Up Was...

Christy Carpenter and Abby Ginzberg on Liz Carpenter's life, painting a portrait without a resume, and taking Shaking It Up to PBS.

Liz Carpenter Documentary: Her Daughter Tells Her Story, Part 1 — Documentary First Episode 245

Liz Carpenter Documentary: Her Daughter Tells H...

Abby Ginzberg and Christy Carpenter, Liz Carpenter's daughter, tell how they made Shaking It Up and what its archival footage and music really cost.

Liz Carpenter Documentary: Her Daughter Tells H...

Abby Ginzberg and Christy Carpenter, Liz Carpenter's daughter, tell how they made Shaking It Up and what its archival footage and music really cost.

Sarah Burns and David McMahon on Leonardo da Vinci — Documentary First Episode 239

Sarah Burns and David McMahon on Leonardo da Vinci

Sarah Burns and David McMahon, who directed the PBS film LEONARDO da VINCI with Ken Burns, on telling the story of a man who left no footage, no photographs and...

Sarah Burns and David McMahon on Leonardo da Vinci

Sarah Burns and David McMahon, who directed the PBS film LEONARDO da VINCI with Ken Burns, on telling the story of a man who left no footage, no photographs and...

Documentary First Episode 232: To Dye For: Making a Documentary About Synthetic Dyes

To Dye For: Making a Documentary About Syntheti...

Whitney and Brandon Cawood on making To Dye For, their first documentary, about the synthetic food dyes they removed from their child's diet.

To Dye For: Making a Documentary About Syntheti...

Whitney and Brandon Cawood on making To Dye For, their first documentary, about the synthetic food dyes they removed from their child's diet.

Escaping Twin Flames: Cecilia Peck and Inbal Lessner — Documentary First Episode 231

Escaping Twin Flames: Cecilia Peck and Inbal Le...

Cecilia Peck and Inbal B. Lessner talk about making Netflix's Escaping Twin Flames and telling survivors' stories without hurting them again.

Escaping Twin Flames: Cecilia Peck and Inbal Le...

Cecilia Peck and Inbal B. Lessner talk about making Netflix's Escaping Twin Flames and telling survivors' stories without hurting them again.