Peter Bailey on "Miami Kingpins" & a Documentary Filmmaking Career | The Filmmaker’s Life Podcast 04/02/2026

This episode features filmmaker Peter Bailey - award-winning author, journalist, and director of the hit documentary series "Miami Kingpins", which debuted on Amazon Prime in 2025 and quickly reached the Top 10 as a documentary series.Peter shares insights from his dynamic career, including: how he created "Miami Kingpins" and built an audience, starting the interview series "NiteCap, as well as the inspiration a success of his two "Paradise Discovered" documentaries. He also reveals what it's like to work with major outlets like Newsweek, TIME Magazine, NBC, and The Miami Herald and his advocacy for Caribbean storytelling and cultural ownership.His work has earned multiple awards, including Best Feature Documentary at the Caribbean Tales Film Festival and the 1261 Grenada Film Festival, as well as recognition by being named one of Miami’s most powerful and influential Black Business Leaders by Legacy Miami and recipient of the Virgin Islands Living Legend of Culture Award.▶️ Watch the *Miami Kingpins* trailer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2oAoYaMBZw]📌 **Join upcoming LIVE filmmaker interviews (free):**Register here: [https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/the-filmmakers-life-home]If you're a filmmaker looking to understand film funding, documentary filmmaking, and how to build a career in the industry, this series is for you.#FilmmakersLife #FilmPodcast #DocumentaryFilm #IndieFilm #Filmmaking #FilmBusiness #FilmFunding #DocumentaryFilmmaker #CaribbeanStories #joannefilm #filmbusinesscoach