All Episodes

A Mile From Home: Reporting in Minneapolis with Katie G. Nelson

Raney Aronson-Rath Reflects On Ten Years Leading Frontline

The Art of Resistance: Navigating Scarcity and Chaos in Latin American Cinema

Intimate Narratives: Kristin Feeley with the “Holding Liat” team on Collaboration and Community

Best Seat in the House: Behind the Lens with the LA Sparks Videographer Alicia Ramirez

Activism, Art, and the Business of Documentary Film with Jarod Neece and Nicholas Bruckman

Trust, TikTok, and the Future of News with Ryan Kellett and Dave Jorgenson

Trust Through Transparency: Rethinking Pay and Power in Documentary

From Grassroots to Netflix: Inside the Join or Die Impact Campaign

Digging Through Time and Truth: Archival Ethics in the Age of AI

Filming Family: The Ethics of Documenting Loved Ones with Ondi Timoner

Framing the Artist: Inside Nathan-ism with Dennis Scholl and Elan Golod

Filming a documentary on an iPhone: Ann Collins with Sandra Luckow

Journalism in the Age of Vertical Video with Brandon Graves and Kamaria Roberts

The Vital Power of Local Stories: Kevin Merida and Dawn Porter

Cocaine Cowboys and Challenging Industry Expectations: Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman

Storytelling With Mixed Media and Animation: Lizzy Hogenson and Zach Dorn

Creative Teams that Vibe: NPR’s Mito Habe-Evans and Quincy Ledbetter

Joss Fong and Adam Cole on Building New Audiences

Putting on a Show: How Magic Taught Ben Proudfoot to Make Movies

Why Start a Production Company?: Scott Faris with Meg Griffiths

Transitioning from Photo to Video: Ed Ou with Amanda Mustard

The Biggest Challenges Facing the Documentary Industry

Inside Programming at Hot Docs Film Festival

Lessons from a First Time Filmmaker

What Documentary Filmmakers Can Learn from Narrative

Rita Baghdadi on Building Intimacy with Subjects & Directing and Shooting Simultaneously

When Subjects Change their Relationship with your Film

What Do Filmmakers Owe Their Subjects?

Two Documentaries on the Same Subject?

The Relationship between Filmmaker and Subject

Licensing Music For Your Film

How to Create a Film Festival Strategy

Jon Gerberg on Covering the War in Ukraine

Chloe Gbai on What Makes a Great Documentary Short

Poh Si Teng on What Makes a Strong Grant Application

Joe Posner on Building Vox Video

The Power of VR Documentaries

How to Negotiate a Fair Rate

Hao Wu on Directing a Film Remotely

Geeta Gandbhir on Authorship and Working with Editors

Jeremy Workman: The Art of Trailer Editing

Emily Strong: Sound in Documentary

Uptin Saiidi: What Works on Social Media

Julie Cohen on Making a Commercially Successful Documentary

When the Personal is Political in Documentary Film

Funding Your Film: How to Get Started

Sven Pape: Learning Documentary Editing

Marco Williams: A Filmmaker’s Role during Social Change

The Future of Film Festivals

Claire Gordon: How to Simplify Complex Ideas

Joe Coscarelli: The Art of the Remote Interview

Rachel Mason: How to Make a Film About Your Family

BONUS: The Impact of COVID-19

Wendy Cohen: How to Maximize Your Film's Impact

Chloe Gbai on What Makes a Great Documentary Short

Luke Lorentzen: The Art of Shooting Solo

Lance Oppenheim: From Short Doc to Feature

Kevin Klauber on Documentary Editing

Bing Liu on Making a Personal Documentary

Charles Haine on Marketing Yourself as a Filmmaker

Wonbo Woo: From Broadcast to Digital

Vanessa Carr on Learning Cinematography

Mohammad Gorjestani: Why Subjects Should Be Collaborators

Courtney Coupe on How Stories Go Viral

Johnny Harris on How to Learn New Skills Quickly

Ed Ou on Transitioning from Photo to Video

Glen Zipper on How Directors Should Pitch to Producers

Pamela B. Green on the Darkest Moments in Filmmaking

Meghan Oretsky: How to get your film on Vimeo Staff Picks

Rachel Lears on how to choose the right subjects for your documentary

Dan Berger: Film Distribution 101

Mickey Duzyj & Mona Panchal: How to Bounce Back from Failure

Nausheen Dadabhoy on Choosing the Right Team for your Film

Alexandria Bombach on how filmmakers should portray stories of trauma and why she edits her own films

Jon Kasbe on shooting vs editing and what it's like to watch his own film in a theater

Erin Lee Carr on how to pitch a documentary to HBO and lessons from her dad, David Carr

Spencer Chumbley on shooting in war zones and the benefits of being self-taught