Chris G. Parkhurst is co the founder of The Documentary Life. He came from a film and video production background - commercial and corporate gigs and narrative feature films - but for some time now he has been focused on making our documentary films and helping others do the same. Originally from the USA he loves to travel, especially to Asia. He is currently living in Siem Reap, Cambodia with his wife, who he works with who is a fellow filmmaker, two little ones Flynn and Maya, while they finis...
Sep 22, 2019•1 hr 17 min
JAMESON PARKER Director, Production & Development Jameson Parker is a producer and director who currently serves as the Director of Development for Brightlight Pictures. Most recently he produced the feature film SUMMER OF ’84 starring Rich Sommer (MAD MEN), was directed by the acclaimed directing trio RKSS (TURBO KID) and premiered in the Midnight Section of Sundance ’18. His first feature film PRODIGALS had it’s world premiere at the 2017 edition of the Whistler Film Festival and was relea...
Sep 01, 2019•37 min
James Cameron is the Director of award winning films Titanic, Avatar, Terminator. "Just do it. Just pick up a camera and start shooting something." In total, Cameron's directorial efforts have grossed approximately US$2 billion in North America and US$6 billion worldwide. Not adjusted for inflation, Cameron's Avatar and Titanic are the second and third highest-grossing films of all time at $2.78 billion and $2.19 billion respectively. Cameron also holds the distinction of having directed the fir...
Aug 13, 2019•7 min
Luckily I got to speak to Bill Duke! Film director and actor Bill Duke was born on February 26, 1943 in Poughkeepsie, New York and is the son of Ethel Douglas Duke and William Duke, Sr. After earning his A.A. degree from Dutchess Community College, Duke became interested in the performing arts while attending Boston University, although he initially enrolled as a pre-med student. He eventually majored in theater there and then went on to earn a M.A. degree in fine arts from New York University's...
Aug 05, 2019•36 min
Jenifer Westphal founded Wavelength Productions to develop, fund, and produce films that tell great f**king stories. Wavelength Productions works tirelessly to find and support talented and exciting filmmakers in all stages of production on projects that resonate with broad audiences. Sundance 2019 films included In Association and Executive Producer on Matt Tyrnauer’s Where’s My Roy Cohn?, Executive Producer on Tayarisha Poe’s Selah and the Spades, and Co-Executive Producer on Cristina Ibarra a...
Jul 01, 2019•50 min
On this episode of The Filmmakers Podcast I talk about the future of the podcast and we have an inspiration talk from Mark Duplass. SOON ON THE FILMMAKERS PODCAST! Wavelength Productions, the finance and production company behind the best doc I've seen this year! https://www.youtube.com/watch ? v=_wGZc8ZjFY4&t=1s Cinematographer Roberto Schaefer, he shot one of my all time favorite films to name a few. One of the greatest cinematographers of his generation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ...
Jun 28, 2019•28 min
Michael Starrbury is a screenwriter and actor known for the film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013), which starred Jennifer Hudson and Anthony Mackie, and the animated series Legends of Chamberlain Heights which has run for two seasons on Comedy Central and for which Michael voices one of the characters. In 2014, First Lady Michelle Obama screened The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete at the White House. You can view Michelle Obama discussing it here: https://www.youtube.com/...
Jun 24, 2019•43 min
Julian Galea is an award-winning film director and founder of boutique studio Galea Pictures based in Sydney, Australia. With a focus on narrative-driven content, Julian consistently pushes the creative envelope to explore each unique story and direct fresh, engaging and impactful cinematic stories across all modern media platforms and formats. Following a series of short films and music videos, Julian made his feature film debut in 2017 with the travel romance LOVE TO PARADISE filmed in his mot...
Jun 07, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Colin MacDonald is an editor at Clerisy Entertainment, and head of Foster Avenue Productions. A full service 4k and HD video production and post production company located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Foster Avenue specialize in narrative and documentary film, music videos, promotional content. They have produced the award winning short film Presence as well as the award winning music video If We’re Divine for Orchid’s Curse. Clients include Dalhousie University, IWK Health Center, Car Share, Metro ...
May 28, 2019•42 min
CHRISTINA RAIA In Her Own Words: Filmmaking & Community Leadership I am now a New York City based Writer/Director and the Founder and Team Leader of CongestedCat Productions, LLC. I shot my first feature film, SUMMIT, a Horror-Drama, in 2013. It premiered at the 2015 Manhattan Film Festival and was awarded Best Horror Film. I won Best Director for the film at the 2015 Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival (Vortex Genre Fest); and the film also screened at the 2015 Scare-A-Con Fi...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 3 min
A 1985 American Film Institute Masters Seminar Q&A audio recording with writer-director John Hughes.
Apr 03, 2019•47 min
An incredibly illuminating, relatable and one of the most inspiring commentaries you’ll hear. Linklater talks about his twenties, and the 9 years he self-educated himself in filmmaking. The fact that he has become a success on a worldwide level, is all the more inspiring. Richard was among the first and most successful talents to emerge during the American independent film renaissance of the 1990s. Special thanks to filmschoolthrucommentaries condensing commentaries to only the most VITAL film i...
Mar 26, 2019•15 min
This episode of The Filmmakers Podcast is about Will Smith's personal transformation and how a transformation doesn’t just happen. It takes a plan and a support system. Will Smith is an American actor, producer, rapper, comedian, and songwriter. Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards and has won four Grammy Awards. I hope this episode helps you move towards your goals. Special thanks to Motiversity for this podcast.
Mar 26, 2019•10 min
Naomi McDougall Jones is an award-winning actress, writer, producer, and women in film activist. She grew up in Aspen, Colorado and attended Cornell University before graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA). Naomi wrote, produced, and starred in the 2014 indie feature film, Imagine I'm Beautiful, which took home 12 awards on the film festival circuit including 4 Best Pictures and, for Naomi, 3 Best Actress Awards and The Don Award for Best Independently Produced Screenplay o...
Mar 17, 2019•52 min
James L. Neihouse was born in Paris, Arkansas, he graduated from Paris High School in 1973, he then went on to receive his bachelor's degree from Brooks Institute of Photography in 1976. Soon after his graduation Neihouse worked on his first IMAX film which was directed by Graeme Ferguson, one of the co-founders of IMAX. The film was Ocean and was the first underwater film made in the format. Since that time he has gone on to work on more than 30 IMAX and other large format films. Neihouse's fir...
Mar 02, 2019•50 min
Alex has been in the film industry for over 20 years and have worked on well over 1000 feature films, shorts, commercials, music videos, network promos, documentaries, and webisodes. His personal films have been screened in 600+ film festivals around the world. Many filmmakers have walked through my doors over the years and Alex has had the pleasure of a front row seat to see how all these projects start and finish. He has worked with Sundance, SXSW, and Academy Award™ winners as well as the beg...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 10 min
I was very lucky to speak to Noam Kroll on The Filmmakers Podcast. He is a LA based film director with a very hands on approach to cinematography and color grading. He also has a commercial production house called "Creative Rebellion", and runs a filmmaking blog here - www.noamkroll.com Check out the trailer to his new feature film on iTunes and Vimeo On Demand called Shadows On The Road, here is the trailer: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/shadowsontheroad/266376576 A micro budget movie, with major ...
Jan 19, 2019•1 hr
Atli Þór Einarsson. Born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. 25 years old. Graduated from the Icelandic Film School in 2015 but been making short films since I was around 6 or 7 years old. Works as a director, cinematographer and editor among other film-related jobs. Winner of the Filmstro/Film Riot One Minute Competition for cinematography and runner up for Best Directing and Best Film. Atli Thor Einarsson is on Youtube, you can watch his film here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12ZN52_Nh4Y...
Dec 20, 2018•27 min
Anna Bressanin is an award-winning filmmaker and an expert in digital storytelling. From the first BBC VR film in India to covering the US election for a mobile audience, she is responsible for pushing the boundaries of visual narratives and finding new exciting ways of telling immersive and powerfully human stories. Anna is currently working as the Multimedia Editor for BBC Features in the US, where she is in charge of defining the video strategy and commissioning innovative multimedia projects...
Dec 18, 2018•1 hr 9 min
On this episode of The Filmmakers Podcast I have the super talented Cynda Williams on the show. Williams has acted in films on both television and in the cinema. Her first appearance in a feature film was in Spike Lee's 1990 Mo' Better Blues. She was also in One False Move (1992) as well as the Tales of the City Channel 4/PBS miniseries and Tales of the City (1993) She was previously married to Arthur Louis Fuller and Billy Bob Thornton. While most well known for her involvement in the movie ind...
Nov 13, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Shortly after receiving his B.A. in English from Franklin and Marshall College, Randy’s lifelong dream to play professional baseball was shattered after a significant injury. Under these tragic circumstances, he discovered a new passion: filmmaking. Befriending legendary filmmaker Spike Lee and by the director’s urging, Randy enrolled in NYU’s esteemed Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Film Program where he earned a chair’s fellowship and a Masters of Fine Arts in 2009. As a finalist in the ABFF...
Sep 19, 2018•56 min
Today I speak with the super talented camera, Benjamin Casias. He says "As with art itself, we all interpret each image differently but the key is to create something beautiful with a vision clearly at hand and I am here to help with that vision. My background as a steadi-camera operator has allowed me to navigate through sets and tell stories which normally would not be possible. With that, I carry the ability to understand a set very well with lighting, creating shots and framing in mind for t...
Apr 24, 2018•1 hr 49 min
onStream Cinema curates the very best in short films and independent features. In this episode I get to have a conversation with the owner of the company. He is a independent filmmaker, beer brewer and a lover of horror movies. Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia we get discuss indie film in Canada, smartphone filmmaking and a whole lot more. Here is the promo video for OnStream Cinema https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56EpDDVfEhA...
Feb 22, 2018•58 min
I had a blast talking to Liz! I hope you all enjoy our conversation. Liz Manashil earned her B.A. in Film and Media Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, and her M.F.A. from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. Post graduation, Liz spent several years as a film critic for the PBS/Hulu series JUST SEEN IT (which she also helped produce and direct). Overlapping this, Liz worked with distribution guru Peter Broderick. Her debut feature, BREAD AND BUTTER, was called “an absolute must-watch for w...
Jan 24, 2018•42 min
On today's podcast I talk about thirtysomething, My fave tv show of all time! Thirtysomething (stylized as thirtysomething) is an American drama television series created by Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz for ABC that aired from 1987 to 1991. It tells of baby boomers living in their thirties who reside in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and examines how this group of friends learn to negotiate their prior involvement with the early 1970s counterculture as young adults, in contrast to the yuppie li...
Dec 18, 2017•40 min
BlackBox Sets You Free The world of media is changing, and that means new challenges and new opportunities. So maybe it's time to change the way you think about content creation – from idea to production to distribution to revenue. Now is the best time to get started making great content as a BlackBox member and set yourself free! I had a blast talking to Pat, I hope you enjoy our conversation as well! LINKS http://www.blackbox.global https://twitter.com/blackboxglobal...
Nov 21, 2017•36 min
David Joseph Volino was born and raised in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. He attended William Paterson University and graduated with a degree in Theater. Prior to attending his first Acting 101 course, He did not understand what the word "passion" truly meant. He went on to study the Meisner Technique at Playhouse West Brooklyn Lab, a two year intensive program. In this podcast we discuss script to screen, his new film The Rose Garden and what story telling really is. Check out his links below: https...
Oct 30, 2017•34 min
Today I speak to the super talented Eulonda Lea! Eulonda Kay Lea is an award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist. Her passion for diverse characters and complex themes are at the heart of her storytelling. With more than 19 years experience in federal law enforcement, she has a unique perspective which serves as a backdrop for many of the concepts and themes she explores in her work. Eulonda dove into filmmaking by volunteering on 48 Hour Film Projects, a competition in which films are...
Sep 18, 2017•43 min
Seemel mainly paints portraits. When she paints a portrait, she takes photographs, for an hour, of the sitter before painting them. The sitter is asked to talk about themselves during the photography session. Seemel creates the painting from the photographs. The paintings consist of "geometric patterns and layers of color." Seemel cites printmaking as an inspiration for her painting technique. Seemel painted a portrait of Randy Leonard in 2009, which was displayed in the Portland City Hall. Camp...
Sep 03, 2017•52 min
On today’s show I speak to Director Joey Leland Malinski owner of Across the Bridge Productions. (ATB) is a video production company based out of Baltimore. They have been crafting and creating video content from concept to completion for years now. Whether it's a commercial, corporate video, documentary, or original content, they breathe life into every production and create something that makes an impact. Joey’s motto is "Make it Great". Discussing Joey’s work is a joy, check him out on the li...
Jul 26, 2017•49 min
