Inside a 40-Year Career in TV Directing & Documentary Filmmaking - Craig D. Forrest (Ep 95)

Award-winning TV director & documentary filmmaker, Craig D. Forrest, has traveled to 160 countries and 6 continents for such clients as CBS, ABC, Discovery Channel, A&E, Animal Planet, PBS, Fox Sports, Travel Channel, HBO, Warner Bros, Lions Gate Films, World Vision, Samaritan's Purse, Voice of the Martyrs, Far East Broadcasting and many others.He has covered subjects as diverse as voodoo, Santeria, tribal warfare, cults, miracles, sex-trafficking, terrorism, famine, poverty, demonic possession and the supernatural. Over 250 overseas assignments have flung him into hot spots such as Iraq, Cuba, Burundi, the Congo, El Salvador, Palestine, Cambodia, Uganda, Haiti, Burma, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Chad, Bosnia & Kosovo. Craig has produced, directed or crewed stories on-location in 111 countries.His media projects have won or been nominated for 29 film festival, television or video awards. Craig was part ofthe production team for The Amazing Race (Season 14), which won the 2009 Primetime EMMY for Best RealityCompetition Program.Former host/producer for SIX WAYS TO SUNDAY podcast - 5 seasons - 54 guests - 167 episodes - 71 countries.Craig is the author of a well-reviewed, engaging memoir NIGHT TRAIN TO CAIRO. Upcoming is a historical novel - THROUGH THE WIRE - about his late grandfather's fighting in the bloody trenches of France during WW1 @ the Battle of the Somme. He is also the author of COMMANDO TACTICS FOR DIGITAL FILMMAKERS & THE INFLUENCE OF ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK ON SCOTTISH FILM. Upcoming books – BUGSY THE BRAVE BUTTERFLY + ROAD TO MACHU PICCHU.DocFA - Redemptive Filmmaking @ Kingdom SeminaryMA - Film Studies @ Chapman UniversityBSc - Theology @ Bethany UniversityCert - Executive Leadership @ Cornell UniversityFormer adjunct professor of TV/Film/Media @ Pepperdine U, Regent U, Concordia - Irvine U.Member - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (EMMYS)Member - Travelers' Century Club (100+ Countries)Check out Craig's work here:➡️https://www.craigforrest.com/🎧 Listen to Behind the Camera Podcast:➡️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5e1CMBcOQ1tDNBlPtdbsuB?si=3a34ee8771d6441f➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-camera-with-andygames/id1762286651📲 Follow the show:➡️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@behindthecamerapodcastag➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behindthecamerawithandygames➡️ X: https://x.com/BehindTheCamPod📖 Buy my Book!➡️https://amzn.eu/d/0a1IExiT🔗 All links in one place:➡️ https://linktr.ee/behindthecamerapod💙 Support the show / bonus content:➡️ https://www.patreon.com/cw/BehindTheCameraPodcast📩 Business enquiries / Local Sessions collaborations:➡️ [email protected]