EPISODE · Oct 6, 2020 · 31 MIN
How One Filmmaker Gave Up A Successful Career to Make Documentaries... And How it Worked
from The No Film School Podcast · host No Film School
Dawn Porter made the transition from a successful lawyer to a successful documentary filmmaker. But there were no guarantees. She took a big risk but she took it for very specific reasons, in a way that eventually led her to more success. Her new film The Way I See It, chronicles the story of Pete D’Souza, the official White House photographer for Ronald Reagan and Barrack Obama. Earlier this year, another Dawn Porter documentary, John Lewis: Good Trouble was released on Hulu. Her insights into the process are invaluable. The Way I See It is currently out in limited release and will be broadcast on MSNBC on October 9th, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dawn Porter made the transition from a successful lawyer to a successful documentary filmmaker. But there were no guarantees. She took a big risk but she took it for very specific reasons, in a way that eventually led her to more success. Her new film The Way I See It, chronicles the story of Pete D’Souza, the official White House photographer for Ronald Reagan and Barrack Obama. Earlier this year, another Dawn Porter documentary, John Lewis: Good Trouble was released on Hulu. Her insights into the process are invaluable. The Way I See It is currently out in limited release and will be broadcast on MSNBC on October 9th, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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