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The Kramer brothers make government cool again
Listen now (65 mins) | A divisive arena is transformed into one of hope in "The First Step"
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Scott Lacy
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Lance Kramer
July 2023
David Holthouse's wild journey from journalist to filmmaker
Listen now (50 mins) | And how cockfighting set him on his current path ... sort of
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Scott Lacy
 and 
David Holthouse
June 2023
Morgan Elliott finds backyard treasure in "Potty Town"
Listen now (37 mins) | Sometimes the best stories are just around the corner
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Scott Lacy
 and 
Morgan Elliott
May 2023
Documentary as reverie
"Just Dave" ignores filmmaking grammar and kicks ass because of it
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Scott Lacy
The travails of the rookie filmmaker
How many mistakes can one guy make in three weeks on the road? Let us count.
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Scott Lacy
8
April 2023
Cairo revisited
A road trip crisis summons a convo with rural documentarian Chris Harden
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Scott Lacy
3
March 2023
Phil Wall processes his grief in the making of "The Book Keepers"
Listen now (49 mins) | Sometimes healing—and a film you didn't foresee—can be found in the edit
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Scott Lacy
 and 
Phil Wall
Filmmaker shoutout: Bryce McNabb
The pros aren't simply great storytellers; they are master problem-solvers as well
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Scott Lacy
January 2023
Zachary Levy unearths gold in "Strongman"
Listen now (52 mins) | Vérité filmmaker meets character made for the form; magic ensues
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Scott Lacy
The 10 most surprising documentaries I watched in 2022
The ubiquity of streaming services gave new life to old films ... and overlooked ones
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Scott Lacy
2
December 2022
Shaleece Haas tackles one of America's great social issues in "Real Boy"
Listen now (48 mins) | Ten years ago, Shaleece Haas stumbled upon a musician whose lyrics captured her attention ... and then her imagination. Turns out…
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Scott Lacy
October 2022
Robert Greene returns to his roots to film pro wrestlers in "Fake It So Real"
Listen now (65 mins) | Robert Greene is an award-winning filmmaker who directed the highly regarded Netflix documentary, "Procession." But at the dawn…
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Scott Lacy
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