Night Train to Cairo:Filming War Zones, Voodoo, and Miracles in 160 Countries with Craig D. Forrest

What does it take to film in Iraq, Cuba, the Congo, Burma, and over 100 other countries, covering everything from voodoo rituals to sex trafficking to divine miracles?Craig D. Forrest is an award-winning TV director and documentary filmmaker who has traveled to 160 countries across 6 continents, producing content for CBS, ABC, Discovery Channel, HBO, and dozens of other major networks. He was part of the production team for The Amazing Race, which won a Primetime EMMY, and he's the author of the memoir Night Train to Cairo, with an upcoming historical novel, Through the Wire, based on his grandfather's experience fighting in the trenches of WWI at the Battle of the Somme.In this episode, Craig shares stories from over 250 overseas assignments in some of the world's most dangerous and remote places, how covering subjects like terrorism, cults, and the occult ultimately deepened his own faith, and what he's learned about bridging the secular and spiritual through storytelling. He also breaks down how digital media, mobile phones, and AI have transformed visual storytelling, and why he believes the world needs more redemptive stories today.What We Talked About:- Filming in war zones and 250+ overseas assignments- How covering voodoo, cults, and terrorism deepened his faith- Bridging the secular and spiritual through storytelling- The shift from traditional filmmaking to DSLR, mobile, and AI- Why redemptive storytelling matters in today's broken world- The story behind his memoir, Night Train to CairoConnect with Craig D. Forrest:Website: linked on his profileFacebook, Twitter/X, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads & Substack: linked on his profile