#52 How he made a Longevity Documentary - Charles Mattocks

Episode 9 of the Rational Optimization /w Elias Schlie podcast, hosted by Elias Schlie, titled "#52 How he made a Longevity Documentary - Charles Mattocks" was published on October 16, 2024 and runs 36 minutes.

October 16, 2024 ·36m · Rational Optimization /w Elias Schlie

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Summary

Summary In this conversation, Charles discusses his latest documentary 'Reverse Longevity', exploring the concept of longevity and health interventions. He emphasizes the importance of making health information accessible to the general public and shares insights on the production process of health documentaries. Charles also reflects on the personal impact of longevity research on his life and the challenges of funding and distributing health content. He offers advice for aspiring content creators and shares his motivation for promoting longevity and health education. Links - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zelar City Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠What is Zelar City?⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠Reversed Longevity Trailer⁠ - As soon as it's out, you will be able to find "Reversed Longevity" on Amazon Prime, Tubi, or Glue TV Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Charles and His Journey 01:50 Charles's Longevity Documentary 06:03 What did you learn from doing this documentary? 09:24 Where is the focus? Longevity present or future? 10:58 Why Charles not host his own longevity documentary? 14:11 Choosing Costa Rica: A Unique Filming Location 15:18 Did making a Longevity Documentary change your behavior? 16:50 Funding and Producing Health Documentaries 20:32 How Charles started his Media company 22:26 Lessons from Diabetes Documentaries 24:07 How to make people open up during interviews 25:21 Crafting Compelling Narratives in Filmmaking 29:10 Advice for Aspiring Filmmakers and Advocates 31:20 The Drive for Change and Future Aspirations 36:15 Exploring Longevity and Health Documentaries

Episode Description

Summary

In this conversation, Charles discusses his latest documentary 'Reverse Longevity', exploring the concept of longevity and health interventions. He emphasizes the importance of making health information accessible to the general public and shares insights on the production process of health documentaries. Charles also reflects on the personal impact of longevity research on his life and the challenges of funding and distributing health content. He offers advice for aspiring content creators and shares his motivation for promoting longevity and health education.

Links

- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zelar City Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠What is Zelar City?⁠⁠⁠⁠

- ⁠Reversed Longevity Trailer⁠

- As soon as it's out, you will be able to find "Reversed Longevity" on Amazon Prime, Tubi, or Glue TV

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Charles and His Journey

01:50 Charles's Longevity Documentary

06:03 What did you learn from doing this documentary?

09:24 Where is the focus? Longevity present or future?

10:58 Why Charles not host his own longevity documentary?

14:11 Choosing Costa Rica: A Unique Filming Location