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Zachary Levy unearths gold in "Strongman"
Listen now (52 min) | Vérité filmmaker meets character made for the form; magic ensues
Scott Lacy
Jan 27
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The 10 most surprising documentaries I watched in 2022
The ubiquity of streaming services gave new life to old films ... and overlooked ones
Scott Lacy
Jan 13
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Pamela Littky spends 10 years following kids voted "Most Likely to Succeed"
Listen now (31 min) | Hollywood photographer Pamela Littky was overtaken by a nagging curiosity ... what happens, she wondered, to the thousands of kids…
Scott Lacy
Jul 23, 2021
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Phil Wall processes his grief in the making of "The Book Keepers"
Listen now (49 min) | Sometimes healing—and a film you didn't foresee—can be found in the edit
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Mar 29
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Filmmaker shoutout: Bryce McNabb
The pros aren't simply great storytellers; they are master problem-solvers as well
Scott Lacy
Mar 10
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Shaleece Haas tackles one of America's great social issues in "Real Boy"
Listen now (48 min) | Ten years ago, Shaleece Haas stumbled upon a musician whose lyrics captured her attention ... and then her imagination. Turns out…
Scott Lacy
Dec 20, 2022
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Shaleece Haas tackles one of America's great social issues in "Real Boy"
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Robert Greene returns to his roots to film pro wrestlers in "Fake It So Real"
Listen now (65 min) | Robert Greene is an award-winning filmmaker who directed the highly regarded Netflix documentary, "Procession." But at the dawn of…
Scott Lacy
Oct 26, 2022
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Robert Greene returns to his roots to film pro wrestlers in "Fake It So Real"
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Justin Schein faces an unthinkable dilemma in "Left on Purpose."
Listen now (43 min) | Justin Schein is a veteran filmmaker who has worked with scores of documentary subjects, but nothing could prepare him for an…
Scott Lacy
Oct 4, 2021
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Justin Schein faces an unthinkable dilemma in "Left on Purpose."
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Drew Xanthopolous leans on his humanity to enter the world of "The Sensitives"
Listen now (77 min) | Drew Xanthopolous was a young, unestablished filmmaker when he came across a New York Times photo essay that would launch his…
Scott Lacy
Sep 28, 2022
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Jesse Alk explores Kolkata's mysterious native dogs in "Pariah Dog"
Listen now (55 min) | Jesse Alk's father, Howard, was a documentarian who died when Jesse was a child. Decades later, Jesse wound up retracing his…
Scott Lacy
Jun 26, 2021
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Jesse Alk explores Kolkata's mysterious native dogs in "Pariah Dog"
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Dani Connor Wild discovers she's a filmmaker while locked down in northern Sweden
Listen now (35 min) | Dani Connor Wild was volunteering for a wildlife photographer in northern Sweden when the Covid pandemic descended and locked her…
Scott Lacy
Jun 2, 2021
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Elizabeth Lo captures the romance of urban dog life in "Stray"
Listen now (32 min) | In the United States, stray dogs are not allowed to live on the street. They are whisked away to live in concrete cells. The…
Scott Lacy
Nov 15, 2021
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