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"No Other Land" had its world premiere at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews, the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary Film, and the Berlinale Documentary Film Award. Directors Basel Adra & Yuval Abraham were both kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work on the documentary, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release and is still seeking U.S. distribution. The film is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're excited to present a conversation with Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham, co-directors of No Other Land, a Main Slate selection of the 62nd New York Film Festival.  No Other Land opens at FLC on November 1. Get tickets at filmlinc.org/land This eye-opening, vérité-style documentary, made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four directors over the course of five years, provides a harrowing account of the systematic onslaught of destruction experienced by Masafer Yatta, a group of Palestinian villages in the southern West Bank, at the hands of the Israeli military. Headed by Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham (also two of the film's directors), the collective commits itself to filming and protesting the demolitions of homes and schools and the resulting displacement of their inhabitants, which were carried out to make way for Israeli military training ground. In addition to the indelible footage of destruction and expulsion captured by its undaunted witnesses, No Other Land serves as a moving portrait of friendship between Adra and Abraham, who form a philosophical and political alliance despite the drastic differences in their abilities to exist freely in this world. Winner of multiple awards including the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2024 Berlinale. All NYFF62 feature documentaries are sponsored by HBO. This conversation was moderated by NYFF Main Slate selection committee member Justin Chang.

This week, Izzy and Murtada interview Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham whose documentary, No Other Land, won the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2024 Berlinale Film Festival. The film captures the reality of life in Masafer Yatta, a small group of villages in the West Bank subject to the laws of the apartheid state of Israel. The film is an urgent call to action anchored by astounding footage captured on the ground by these genuine friends who are unequal citizens. Donate to help Palestine survive: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/west-bank-gaza Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram: @IMPictureShow.To hear more from Izzy and Murtada check them out on social media: Izzy (Twitter: @bkrewind, IG: @bk_rewind); Murtada (Twitter: @ME_Says, IG: murtada_e).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

My special guests tonight are Steve Sayre, Garrett Sayre, and Kelsey Bohlen, who are here to discuss their new must-see documentary, Ghosts and The Afterlife. Watch the Documentary.   Watch on Apple TV Watch on Amazon Prime Watch on YouTube Watch on VUDU       This story idea is based on the recently released hit docufilm "Ghosts and the Afterlife: A Scientific Investigation," which is the first genuinely scientific investigation into ghosts and life after death.    “Ghosts and the Afterlife” has been on and off the best-seller lists of Amazon, Vudu, iTunes, and Walmart since its release a few months ago and was voted the Best Documentary Film of 2022 at the TZIFF Film Festival.   Director and Producers The film's producer and director, Steve Sayre, is a former top-secret operative for U.S. Army intelligence and was selected for Air Force nuclear missile launch. Steve has died twice on the operating room table after a severe military injury, which makes him quite familiar with the topic of life after death from a personal perspective.      The project's executive producer, Garrett Sayre, is a former top-secret intelligence officer for the United States Navy who completed 12 years of research into inter-dimensional communications and life-after-death experiences to create this motion picture.    Experts and Cast “Ghosts and the Afterlife” features James Van Praagh (creator and executive producer of “Ghost Whisperer”), Dr. Raymond Moody, M.D., Ph.D., Dr. Vernon Sylvest, M.D. (pathologist), Dr. Kenneth Rose (Harvard Ph.D. in philosophy and world religions), Psychics Eddie Conner, Reverend Justin Terry and Reverend F. Reed Brown, Dr. Jeffrey Rediger, M.D. (Harvard Professor and researcher into the phenomena of life-after-death experiences and spiritual healing), Dr. Norm Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., Captain Frederick “Skip” Atwater (the Operations Officer in charge of the top-secret military StarGate program that investigated consciousness beyond the physical mind) and many others.    The program is narrated on-camera by Kelsey Bohlen with special guest appearances by Jay Thomas, Emmy-award-winning performer best known for Cheers, Mr. Holland's Opus, and Dragonfly.  "Ghosts and the Afterlife" was Jay's last film project.      The film's trailer can be seen at https://vimeo.com/746364716.   A few recent reviews: “The interviews are excellent, and Bohlen is a good host. Thanks to its focus on science, Sayre makes the most compelling case yet for the afterlife…” -Bobby LePire (Film Threat)   “Kelsey Bohlen narrates Steve Sayre's engaging, intriguing, informative, insightful, 72-minute documentary…” -Wendy Schadewald (syndicated columnist)            “If you are a fan of paranormal activities discussions, this is going to be a very interesting documentary for you.” -Darren Lucas (Movie Reviews 101)     It's super easy to access our archives!   Here's how:   iPhone Users: Access Mysterious Radio from Apple Podcasts and become a subscriber there, or if you want access to even more exclusive content, join us on Patreon.   Android Users: Enjoy over 800 exclusive member-only posts to include ad-free episodes, case files, and more when you join us on Patreon.    Please copy and Paste our link in a text message to all your family members and friends! We'll love you forever! (Check out Mysterious Radio!)  

For the final Future Frames episode, filmmaker Kiriko Mechanicus talks with fellow filmmaker and good friend Razan Hassan, an upcoming documentarist who has recently won the Best Documentary Film award at the Shortcutz Film Festival for her film 'In Between Glass and Walls'. In their tender conversation, Hassan speaks about her teenage love for director Bernardo Bertolucci, the depths of the Syrian new wave, the urge to create from pain, and her upcoming film 'On The Edge Of Life I Saw A Film'. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lab111/message

1978 AAU Mr. America and 1980 NABBA Pro Mr. Universe Tony Pearson is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Tony is joined by Andrew Menjivar, the director of the new documentary "Driven: The Tony Pearson Story". The film was recently screened at a film festival in California and won the prize for Best Documentary Film. In the interview, Tony and Andrew talk about the making of the documentary which is based on Tony's autobiography "Driven". At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "Mr. T Talks Back" written by Rick Wayne from the October, 1985 issue of Flex Magazine. (Time Stamps and LInks below). Time Stamps: 3:00 - Best Wishes to Dave Palumbo 5:09 - Emails from last week's show 9:40 - Start of interview with Tony Pearson and Andrew Menjivar 12:00 - Andrew talks about the reaction of the movie with the audience 16:05 - Tony's emotions after seeing the movie 19:50 - How the idea for the movie got started 27:30 - The focus of the movie 32:00 - Andrew learning about the sport of bodybuilding 41:00 - The 1978 Mr. America controversy 48:47 - Winning the Grand Prize for the Best Feature Documentary 1:16:34 - John Hansen reads the article "Mr. T. Talks Back" written by Rick Wayne for the October, 1985 issue of Flex Magazine. Links: Become a Patreon Sponsor Bodybuilding Legends website John's Online Coaching John's YouTube Channel John Hansen Fitness website

In honor of the upcoming Oscars (Sunday, March 12th), we're rewinding to the films we've covered that have been nominated for Academy Awards!In Sara Dosa's Fire of Love, we get an intimate look at the lives of the world's most famous volcanologist couple, Katia and Maurice Kraft, whose love for volcanoes and capturing the most informative (and closest) footage of them eventually leads to their death. We discuss the wealth of archival footage that Sara had to work with, and what Katia and Maurice's relationship and love of volcanoes can teach us about life. (Sara is also a return guest, you can catch our prior conversation with her here)You can follow director Sara Dosa on IG & Twitter & FB--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

Veteran film editor Brett Nicoletti shoots and directs documentary shorts on his own time and the results are always wonderful.  His film "The Running Man of Pasadena" was an official selection at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2018, taking home the award for Best Documentary Film.  And his follow-up "Greg is Here" was an official selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles where it took home the award for Outstanding Short Film – Documentary.  I'm proud to say that "Greg is Here' is in Season 7 of the Discover Indie Film TV Series on Amazon Prime Video! But wait... there's more!  You can see both of Brett's documentaries on TVHi as well.  Just go to watchtvhi.com and learn about this great new streaming service / smartTV app. Learn more about Brett's work at Smile-films.com and you can learn more about the wonderful program Repair Cafe when Brett first met Greg Marquez at Repaircafe.org Discover Indie Film Links DIF Website  - DIF Instagram  - DIF Facebook  - DIF Twitter  TVHi Links TVHi Website  - TVHi Instagram  - TVHi Facebook  - TVHi Twitter 

Sarah Polley has been acting in film and television since the age of five. She appeared in films like The Adventures of Baron Munchasuen was dubbed “Canada's Sweetheart” for her starring role in the hit television series The Road To Avonlea. Though she continued acting through her teens, starring in acclaimed films like The Sweet Hereafter, she's made her career as a writer and director. Her 2006 debut feature, Away From Her, garnered an Best Actress Oscar nomination for star Julie Christie and a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Polley. Her other films include Take This Waltz and the 2012 documentary Stories We Tell. Polley's latest film, Women Talking, is her first American studio release and features an almost all-female cast, including Rooney Mara and Frances McDormand. In this interview, Sarah talks about her entire body of film work as well as Run Towards The Danger, a collection of essays she published earlier this year. A longtime political activist with a particular commitment to emotional and physical safeguarding of the casts and crews on her movie sets, she also discusses the complexities of some of the current conversations around #MeToo movement and other social justice movements.      Guest Bio: Sarah Polley received an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for her first film as director- Away From Her, based on the short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain by Alice Munro. This film also garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for star Julie Christie. Her next film Take This Waltz starred Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, and Sarah Silverman. Stories We Tell, her documentary which examines secrets and memory in her own family, won Best Documentary Film awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, National Board of Review, and the New York Film Critics Circle, as well as a Writer's Guild of America award for its screenplay. As an actor, Polley starred in a wide variety of films including Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter (Best Supporting Actress award from the Boston Society of Film Critics), Doug Liman's Go  (Independent Spirit Award nomination), Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, Jaco Van Dormael's Mr. Nobody opposite Jared Leto, Kathryn Bigelow's The Weight of Water opposite Ciaran Hinds, David Cronenberg's Existenz, Isabel Coixet's The Secret Life of Words and My Life Without Me (Canadian Screen Award, Best Actress), Audrey Wells' Guinevere, Wim Wenders' Don't Come Knocking, Michael Winterbottom's The Claim, and Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.    In 2022, Polley released Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory, an autobiographical collection of essays detailing her relationship with her body and how her memory of past and present experiences has contributed to her evolving understanding of self.

For most of human history, we were closely connected to the earth, spending a great deal of time barefoot and in physical contact with nature. However, around 1960, the use of plastics in shoes, carpets, and other products started to become widespread, thereby creating a barrier between our bodies and the earth.  Over the past six decades, another trend has emerged: a significant increase in autoimmune disorders and other inflammation-related health conditions. While the two trends may not initially seem to be related, several studies have indicated that by re-establishing our physical connection with the earth through a practice called “grounding” (or earthing), we may be able to reduce inflammation and access a wide variety of benefits.  After health challenges drove him to retire from his career in the cable TV industry at age 54, Clint Ober embarked on a journey to heal his body and find a higher purpose in life. Recalling his childhood in the 1950s – when spending time barefoot was far more common – Clint began to explore how the disruption in our natural state of being grounded to the earth could impact our health. In Episode 90 of The MINDSet Game® podcast, Clint discusses: The science behind grounding and how physical contact with the earth affects various processes in the body, thereby reducing inflammation, alleviating pain and stress, and enhancing overall well-being How various studies conducted on subjects ranging from premature babies to elite athletes have demonstrated the power of grounding Practices and products that can help you incorporate grounding into your daily life To learn more about grounding or to purchase the products that Clint recommends, visit https://www.ultimatelongevity.com. To subscribe to The MINDset Game® podcast, visit www.TheMINDsetGame.com. The following are additional resources on Grounding and related products (affiliate link):  The Science & Benefits of Grounding PLUS... How to ground in the comfort of your home with INDOOR GROUNDING PRODUCTS by CLINT OBER Learn more about the science behind grounding and how you can ground indoors with indoor grounding devices designed and produced by Clint Ober. These products are similar to the devices that were used during the research studies that were conducted on the benefits of grounding: DOWN TO EARTH (runtime: 15:20) DOWN TO EARTH is a fascinating 15 minute documentary that chronicles the fascinating discovery of grounding and provides a quick but thorough overview of the science and benefits. This documentary gives an excellent introduction to the concept of grounding. THE EARTHING MOVIE (runtime: 1:16:01) Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2019 Dances with Films Festival in Hollywood, CA, THE EARTHING MOVIE chronicles the fascinating true story and the impressive science behind the awe-inspiring discovery of grounding — what many have called 'The Most Important Health Discovery of All Time'. THE GROUNDED Documentary Film (runtime: 1:04:46) THE GROUNDED is an inspiring full-length documentary film chronicling the astonishing healing transformation of one man and his profound impact on the residents of his small hometown in Alaska. Filmed and produced by renowned National Geographic wildlife filmmaker, Steve Kroschel. Accelerated Wound Healing & Athletic Recovery (in the Tour de France) [runtime: 2:48] Presented by 8-time Tour de France winning team doctor Dr. Jeffrey Spencer, D.C., this 3 minute video highlights Dr Spencer and his team as he discusses the vital role grounding played in accelerated wound healing and athletic recovery. Jeff explains why he believes grounding was a major contributing factor to his team's several Tour de France victories. The grounding patches used for wound recovery in this video are available in the Ground Therapy Patch Kit Inflammation & Pain Thermography Imaging Research Study on Grounding (see astonishing before and after images) Medical thermography (infrared imaging) is used by doctors and scientists to photograph inflammation and poor circulation in the body. The 20 medical thermography case studies documented in this clinical research study provide before and after thermography images showing the elimination of inflammation and return of normal circulation after grounding. Each case study also includes a summary of each patient's original issues and the life-changing improvements they received after grounding. The Science Behind Grounding (20+ peer-reviewed research studies) Get a quick overview of the results of the extensive scientific research conducted on grounding. Then dive deep with easy-to-read summaries of 12 of the over 20 impressive peer-reviewed research studies.  Tips for Grounding Outdoors & Indoors

We were lucky enough to have a lot of Louie's time and we decided to split the interview in two parts. If this is the first time on our page, please go to episode 24 and listen to the first part and the incredible work that Louie and OPS are doing.A little info about Louie and the Oceanic Preservation Society:Louie Psihoyos is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Executive Director of the Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS). He is recognized as one of the top still photographers in the world, having created iconic images for National Geographic for 18 years, and hundreds of covers for other magazines. Believing that film can be the most powerful weapon in the world, Louie founded OPS with Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jim Clark in 2005.An ardent diver and dive photographer, Psihoyos' mission is to show the world the decline of the oceans–our planet's most crucial resource. Circling the globe dozens of times on photographic missions, he collects the imagery and stories underlying the compelling issues that challenge and threaten the natural world while connecting with environmentalists who are working to save the planet.Psihoyos' first documentary film, The Cove, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Film of 2009 and over 75 other awards around the world. An annual dolphin hunt in a secret cove in Taiji, Japan suggests a microcosm of a larger picture: man's disregard for the planet. The film garnered immense critical praise and has been seen by millions of viewers worldwide.Links and Info:Oceanic Preservation Society   https://www.opsociety.org/The Cove https://www.opsociety.org/our-work/films/the-cove/Racing Extinction http://racingextinction.com/The Game Changers https://gamechangersmovie.com/FUNDRAISER Link: https://ops.funraise.org/fundraiser/anca-barrett?fundraiserPrompt=2067633Please donate and be part of this amazing movement.How to be good Social:www.howtobegood.com.auInstagramFacebookLinkedInIf you like what we do and want to help us continue, please help us out by donSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/howtobegood)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/howtobegood)

In 1990, seven young male dancers - 6 gay, 1 straight - joined Madonna on her most controversial tour: The Blond Ambition World Tour in support of her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer. Both on stage through 57 lavish shows and in the iconic film Madonna: Truth or Dare, the seven talented dancers - Luis Camacho, Oliver Crumes, Salim Gauwloos, Jose Gutierez, Kevin Stea and Carlton Wilborn -- showed the world how to express yourself. 25 years following Blond Ambition, STRIKE A POSE, from directors Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan, reveals the truth about life during and after the tour, when the seven men were ambassadors to the world on behalf of the LGBTQ community during the height of the AIDS epidemic. This acclaimed documentary portrait is a dramatic tale about overcoming shame and finding the courage to be who you are. Nominated for a Teddy for Best Documentary Film at the Berlin International Film Festival, STRIKE A POSE, being re-released by Film Movement in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of Madonna: Truth or Dare, also captured the Jury Prize for Best LGBTQ Film at the Key West Film Festival and was a Top 20 Audience Favorite at Hot Docs. Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hqh7lwaNKw

In 1990, seven young male dancers - 6 gay, 1 straight - joined Madonna on her most controversial tour: The Blond Ambition World Tour in support of her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer. Both on stage through 57 lavish shows and in the iconic film Madonna: Truth or Dare, the seven talented dancers - Luis Camacho, Oliver Crumes, Salim Gauwloos, Jose Gutierez, Kevin Stea and Carlton Wilborn -- showed the world how to express yourself. 25 years following Blond Ambition, STRIKE A POSE, from directors Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan, reveals the truth about life during and after the tour, when the seven men were ambassadors to the world on behalf of the LGBTQ community during the height of the AIDS epidemic. This acclaimed documentary portrait is a dramatic tale about overcoming shame and finding the courage to be who you are. Nominated for a Teddy for Best Documentary Film at the Berlin International Film Festival, STRIKE A POSE, being re-released by Film Movement in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of Madonna: Truth or Dare, also captured the Jury Prize for Best LGBTQ Film at the Key West Film Festival and was a Top 20 Audience Favorite at Hot Docs. Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hqh7lwaNKw

This week we have a special guest: Louie Psihoyos is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Executive Director of the Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS). He is recognized as one of the top still photographers in the world, having created iconic images for National Geographic for 18 years, and hundreds of covers for other magazines. Believing that film can be the most powerful weapon in the world, Louie founded OPS with Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jim Clark in 2005.An ardent diver and dive photographer, Psihoyos' mission is to show the world the decline of the oceans–our planet's most crucial resource. Circling the globe dozens of times on photographic missions, he collects the imagery and stories underlying the compelling issues that challenge and threaten the natural world while connecting with environmentalists who are working to save the planet.Psihoyos' first documentary film, The Cove, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Film of 2009 and over 75 other awards around the world. An annual dolphin hunt in a secret cove in Taiji, Japan suggests a microcosm of a larger picture: man's disregard for the planet. The film garnered immense critical praise and has been seen by millions of viewers worldwide.His second film, Racing Extinction, follows a team of artists and activists as they expose the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images. The film premiered on Discovery in 220 countries and territories on the same day, was nominated for an Emmy (Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking) and an Academy-Award (Best Song), and sparked the #StartWith1Thing movement. With partner Obscura Digital, Psihoyos was the creative mind behind the unprecedented large-scale video projections of endangered species onto the United Nations Headquarters, Empire State Building, and the Vatican.Psihoyos most recently finished directing The Game Changers, executive produced by James Cameron. The film tells the story of James Wilks — an elite special forces trainer and winner of The Ultimate Fighter — as he travels the world on a quest for the truth behind the world's most dangerous myth: that meat is necessary for protein, strength and optimal health. What James discovers permanently changes his relationship with food and his definition of true strength.Through the production of compelling film and imagery underlined by moving narratives, contemporary crises, and heroic film subjects, Louie Psihoyos is radically changing how people perceive documentaries. OPS' film credits include Racing Extinction, The Cove, Game Changers, and Leuser: The Last Place on Earth (in production).Links and Info:Oceanic Preservation Society   https://www.opsociety.org/The Cove https://www.opsociety.org/our-work/films/the-cove/Racing Extinction http://racingextinction.com/The Game Changers https://gamechangersmovie.com/FUNDRAISER   Link   https://ops.funraise.org/fundraiser/anca-barrett?fundraiserPrompt=2067633Please donate and be part of this amazing movement.How to be good Social www.howtobegood.com.auInstagramFacebookLinkedIn If you like what we do and want to help us continue, please help us out by donSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/howtobegood)

Note: This Episode was originally released on March 20, 2020 Joining the podcast from his home in Jackson, WY, Jimmy Chin sits down with CJ and Cory to discuss origins, family, loss, risk, community, creative inspirations, the need for wild places and how it is that he is able to make the people around him feel so good. Maya Angelou said, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” In the world of Adventure, no one has demonstrated, with more success, the ability to move beyond sharing stories of peak action and platitudes to storytelling that makes people feel, like Jimmy Chin. His photography and films Meru and Free Solo have made millions feel inspired, hopeful and transformed into new perspectives on what is possible. On a personal level, those who know him and work with him, will tell you the same thing. Jimmy is a photographer, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, and mountain sports athlete known for his ability to capture extraordinary imagery while climbing and skiing in extremely high-risk environments. He began his professional career in 1999, and his talents were quickly recognized by top expedition leaders and outdoor brands. In 2002, he secured a breakthrough assignment to be the cinematographer for a high-profile National Geographic–sponsored trek across Tibet's Chang Tang Plateau. In 2006, he was part of the first American team to ski off the summit of Mount Everest. His film Free Solo, which he co-directed with his partner and wife E. Chai Vasarhelyi, won an Oscar for Best Documentary Film in 2019. A longtime member of The North Face Athlete Team, he has joined dozens of exploratory expeditions and completed first ascents around the globe, working with the best adventure athletes in the world. He lives in New York City and Jackson, Wyoming. This is an extraordinary conversation with a special person. We drill down with Jimmy into his origins. His childhood and family experience and how they shaped him into the man he is today. Why he still rushes to get his work done so he can run out the door and get into the mountains like a kid finishing his homework. How the wilderness has shaped him. We talk about his mentors, his identity as a climber even in the midst of the Hollywood shuffle his Oscar-winning campaign for Free Solo, the moments of gratitude and clarity in peak moments, his priorities, how he measures taking risks as a father “I truly believe that the intention of creating positive change is so important to the collective consciousness. When you have a group of people who have the intention, capacity, intelligence and talent to actualize those intentions, then you have something really powerful.” - Jimmy Chin Thanks for listening, Chris Jerard Founder - ROAM

Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with Mississippi filmmaker Patrick O'Connor (The Invisible Patients) to discuss his new documentary titled Look Away, Look Away, which highlights the efforts (and resistance to) changing the Mississippi state flag. It won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film, Best Film, and Best Mississippi Film at the Oxford Film Festival. 

Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw join us to discuss directing and producing the film, "The Truffle Hunters," which is shortlisted for the 2020 Oscar for Best Documentary Film and opens March 5. The film follows a group of men in Piedmont, Italy, searching for the valuable and rare white Alba truffle.  

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Top Ranked Criminal Justice Evolution Podcast. Top ranked because of you the listener and supporter – Thank you. Please subscribe to the show, share it with your family and friends and give us that 5-Star rating and review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it. A big thank you to all the brave men and women working in the criminal justice system. Remember you are honored, cherished and you are loved. Keep up the good work. If you love coffee, you are going to love the products from Four Sigmatic. From coffee to cocoa’s, they have it all. I am a big fan of the Lions Mane Mushroom Coffee and I bet you will be too. Check out their link at www.cjevolutution.com and get 15% off your purchases using promo code CJEVO. We are so excited to be affiliated with The Badge Life. This company was created for LEO’s and it’s run by a full time Law Enforcement Officer. Check out their great apparel, gym gear and other products created for our first responders. Here is the link. https://www.thebadgelife.com/?ref=mps6ijw7ivep   On to the show I think we can all agree that the Criminal Justice System in the United States is not perfect. Far from it. It was never designed to be perfect. Mistakes happen, but when an innocent person gets sent to prison based on a crappy criminal investigation and subsequent trial and then gets released years later, we all should demand accountability and answers. My next guest is Jia Wertz. Jia Wertz is an independent documentary filmmaker pursuing stories that explore wrongful convictions in the name of protecting the social order. She is currently investigating the vagaries and inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic and other exonerees who have had their freedom restored at the cost of irreparable damage to their minds, relationships and families.Her debut documentary short titled Conviction premiered at the Greenwich International Film Festival and saw success on the festival circuit. The short was selected at numerous festivals including New Filmmakers NY, Cannes International Independent Film Festival, Independent Cinema Showcase, New York Cinematography Awards, Best Shorts Fest, among others, prior to being featured on Amazon Prime. The film is nominated for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, and Best Documentary Film at the Georgia Documentary Film Festival.She is currently in the final stages of post-production on the feature-length documentary of the same story. Jia is from Calgary, Alberta and currently lives in New York City with her husband and son. She is a graduate of New York Film Academy.In addition, Jia is a featured writer for Forbes, has contributed to a number of fashion and business publications, and the Founder and fashion designer of Studio 15. You can find Jia here:   https://www.jiawertz.com/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiawertz/   Stay tuned for more great guests on The Criminal Justice Evolution Podcast   www.cjevolution.com   Patrick    

Episode 13 Jimmy Chin Joining the podcast from his home in Jackson, WY, Jimmy Chin sits down with CJ and Cory to discuss origins, family, loss, risk, community, creative inspirations, the need for wild places and how it is that he is able to make the people around him feel so good. Maya Angelou said, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” In the world of Adventure, no one has demonstrated, with more success, the ability to move beyond sharing stories of peak action and platitudes to storytelling that makes people feel, like Jimmy Chin. His photography and films Meru and Free Solo have made millions feel inspired, hopeful and transformed into new perspectives on what is possible. On a personal level, those who know him and work with him, will tell you the same thing. Jimmy is a photographer, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, and mountain sports athlete known for his ability to capture extraordinary imagery while climbing and skiing in extremely high-risk environments. He began his professional career in 1999, and his talents were quickly recognized by top expedition leaders and outdoor brands. In 2002, he secured a breakthrough assignment to be the cinematographer for a high-profile National Geographic–sponsored trek across Tibet’s Chang Tang Plateau. In 2006, he was part of the first American team to ski off the summit of Mount Everest. His film Free Solo, which he co-directed with his partner and wife E. Chai Vasarhelyi, won an Oscar for Best Documentary Film in 2019. A longtime member of The North Face Athlete Team, he has joined dozens of exploratory expeditions and completed first ascents around the globe, working with the best adventure athletes in the world. He lives in New York City and Jackson, Wyoming. This is an extraordinary conversation with a special person. We drill down with Jimmy into his origins. His childhood and family experience and how they shaped him into the man he is today. Why he still rushes to get his work done so he can run out the door and get into the mountains like a kid finishing his homework. How the wilderness has shaped him. We talk about his mentors, his identity as a climber even in the midst of the Hollywood shuffle his Oscar-winning campaign for Free Solo, the moments of gratitude and clarity in peak moments, his priorities, how he measures taking risks as a father “I truly believe that the intention of creating positive change is so important to the collective consciousness. When you have a group of people who have the intention, capacity, intelligence and talent to actualize those intentions, then you have something really powerful.” - Jimmy Chin Thanks for listening, Chris Jerard Founder - ROAM

In the course of producing “Story in the Public Square” each week, co-hosts Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller revel in the chance to sit down with incredibly gifted story-tellers and artists, to hear them describe their craft, and to benefit from their unique perspectives on the world.  Sara Jordenö is all of those things and more.  Jordenö is a filmmaker, visual artist and researcher whose work intersects art, activism, visual ethnography and cinema.  Born in Sweden, Jordenö is active in Europe and the U.S., working with film, drawing, animation, video and installation.  Jordenö directed the documentary feature film “KIKI” about a youth-led social movement for LGBTQ+ youth of color in New York City, working in in close collaboration with community leader Twiggy Pucci Garcon.  KIKI premiered in the U.S. documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016 and went on to screen at more than 80 film festivals around the world, earning the Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights at the Full Frame Documentary Festival and a nomination for the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Truer Than Fiction award.  Jordenö is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film, Animation and Video at Rhode Island School of Design, teaching BA, BFA, MA and MFA level courses in documentary and experimental film theory and production, site-specific participatory artistic practices and artistic fieldwork in dialogue with anthropological research methods.

Yance Ford tells us about leading the jury to decide on Best Documentary Film at the BFI London Film Festival. The post Yance Ford #LFF2019 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

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If you have watched The Cove, Racing Extinction or most recently, The Game Changers you have seen the work of Louie Psihoyos. He is a master of the art of storytelling and will inspire you to take action. His ideas and thinking outside the box started in the very beginning when he was hired by National Geographic at the age of 23 as a photographer. Louie is also the Executive Director of the Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS) which he cofounded with entrepreneur Jim Clark in 2005. The mission is to educate the public of an ocean in peril and showcasing the environmentalists on the frontline of the fight to save one of our most valuable resources. The Cove, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Film of 2009 and over 75 other awards around the world. An annual dolphin hunt in a secret cove in Taiji, Japan suggests a microcosm of a larger picture: man’s disregard for the planet. The next film, Racing Extinction, brings to light that our world is dying and we are in a race against time. Louie also projected large scale stunning images of the endangered wildlife with pertinent facts onto the United Nations Headquarters, Empire State Building, and the Vatican. Learn more here https://racingextinction.com Now we welcome The Game Changers! In this film we take a journey with James Wilks, an elite special forces trainer and winner of the UFC, as he dives into the world of nutrition. He is on a quest to heal but what he finds ultimately changes his life! https://gamechangersmovie.com Now the films alone could easily be fascinating conversation but Louie has lived a full and adventurous life. You will not have a dull moment as you listen to him share his inspirations for his films, why he went vegan and some very fun facts! Learn how a baby dinosaur was named Baby Louie, how a photo and kiss led to him being cast in a Sylvester Stallone movie, and what it was like carrying around 2 boxes of human bones for a year and a half! Now, I could not make this up if I wanted to and please forgive my occasional bursts of laughter as we talked. Please consider supporting Louie's very important work at OPS by donating here. https://www.opsociety.org I am donating monthly to say thank you for all his work! As always thank you for listening! We appreciate you spending your valuable time with us. If you want to learn more about how to start making a difference in your own health, the planet or for the animals we have all the support you need at http://healthyhumanrevolution.com

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Yance Ford tells us about leading the jury to decide on Best Documentary Film at the BFI London Film Festival. The post Yance Ford #LFF2019 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Yance Ford tells us about leading the jury to decide on Best Documentary Film at the BFI London Film Festival. The post Yance Ford #LFF2019 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Yance Ford tells us about leading the jury to decide on Best Documentary Film at the BFI London Film Festival. The post Yance Ford #LFF2019 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Justin Gaudreault is a multi-talented recording artist, award-winning audio engineer and overallcreative powerhouse hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Having expertise in audio editing,music composition and mixing for film, augmented and virtual reality. Justin’s commitment toexcellence and passion for his craft have allowed him to carve out a lane all his own.Not one to settle for mediocrity, after graduating with his Audio Engineering degree in 2012, Justinreceived the Daniel Gaynor Spirit Award, which is the highest form of recognition at the Centre forArts and Technology. Shortly thereafter in 2013, Justin was nominated for the National Associationof Career Colleges Graduate of the Year award, which recognizes a new graduate currentlyworking in the field with outstanding success and work ethic. Justin’s achievements were alsorecognized the following year by the City of Halifax when he received the HRM Volunteer of theYear Award.In addition to academic and civic achievement, Justin has helped clients of Current Studios winvarious professional awards while working for the studio. One of the notable awards is 2018Webby Awards "Augmented Reality Award" Presented to MullenLowe U.S. / Los Angeles &Current Studios for “ACURA TLX: What A Race” where Justin created the Sound Design, Mix andthe music used in the event and commercials.2018 proved to be a great year for Justin, as he additionally helped Dream Street Pictures win atthe Screen Nova Scotia Awards for “Best Documentary Film” with “Sickboy” contributing his workas Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer.Following up on 2018’s achievements, Justin’s work helped clients gain two more award wins for2019’s Screen Nova Scotia Awards. They include, “Best Feature Film” Splinters (ThomFitzgerald)for his work as a Sound Editor, “Best Documentary Film” The Social Shift (Mirror ImageMedia) as Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer and one nomination “Best Television Series”Forgive Me – Season 3 (Emotion Pictures) as the Re-Recording Mixer.Justin has solidified his reputation as a seasoned and forward-thinking professional. With 12+ yearsof experience in audio, Justin’s sheer talent, professionalism and leadership skills have allowed himthe opportunity to work on top-tier feature films, documentaries, television series and augmentedreality games, such as Sony PlayStation's “God of War” AR app. Additionally, Justin’s trackrecord of achievements further presented opportunities to work with notable clients, such as Marvel,Samsung, LEGO, Acura, 3M, Fuggler and Subway. Further cementing Justin’s status as acreative powerhouse and all around dedicated professional.Check him out @audiobyjustinYou can always watch this episode on our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss any episode.

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Class of 2000, has produced and directed award-winning documentaries all over the world, most recently the jaw-dropping “Free Solo,” for which she won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Film. In the film, Chai documents the physical and emotional journeys of world-class climber Alex Honnold as he attempts to summit Yosemite’s … Continue reading "Chai Vasarhelyi: On making a difference through film — and winning an Oscar"

The Way Too Early Oscar Predictions Podcast is kicking into high gear. Film Editor Marisa Carpico (@MarisaCarpico) and TV Editor Matt Taylor (@mattnomatthew1) are giving their hot takes, razor sharp insight, and predictions on the nominees for Best Documentary Feature. The nominees for best documentary film are: Free Solo, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, Minding the Gap, Of Fathers & Sons, RBG. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast! Twitter: @PopBreakDotCom Instagram: @ThePopBreak Facebook.com/PopBreakDotCom

Beth B exploded onto the New York film scene in the late ‘70s, after receiving her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 1977. These breakthrough films, such as Black Box, Vortex, and The Offenders (co-directed with Scott B), were shown at Max’s Kansas City, CBGB’s, the New York Film Festival and the Film Forum. These and more recent films have been shown at, and acquired by, the Whitney Museum and MoMA. Her early films, along with those of Jim Jarmusch and Amos Poe, were the focus of the documentary film, Blank City. Her films have been the subjects of several books and other documentaries, including The Cinema of Transgression; Art, Performance, Media; and No Wave: Underground 80; Downtown Film and TV Culture. Beth B’s career has been characterized by work that challenges society’s conventions, and that focuses on social issues and human rights. Throughout her prolific career, Beth B has produced over 30 films within the documentary, experimental, and narrative genres. B worked in television as an Executive Producer, Producer, and Director for eight years. She has mounted largescale media installations for the Hayward Gallery and the Wexner Center, and created a theater production for BAM’s Artist in Action series. Her films have been shown at museums and cinemas worldwide as well as film festivals including: The New York Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Nuremberg Int’l Human Rights Film Festival, DOC NYC Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival and many others. Currently, Beth B is directing and producing the feature length documentary film, LYDIA LUNCH: The War is Never Over, about iconic musician and performance artist, Lydia Lunch. In 2016, B released her feature documentary film, Call Her Applebroog, with Zeitgeist Films as distributor. The film had its world premiere at The Museum of Modern Art at Doc Fortnight and opened at the Metrograph Theater in NYC as well as other theatrical venues. The film reveals renowned artist Ida Applebroog’s groundbreaking artwork that has been a sustained enquiry into the polemics of human relations, but more intimately, it is about her dramatic struggle to overcome adversity. Her personal story is one that Beth B knows well—Ida is her mother and colleague. In February 2017, B mounted a new interdisciplinary exhibition, VOYEUR, at the HOWL! Gallery in New York City. The show combines video installation, photographs, and a large-scale sculpture. In 2013, B produced, directed, filmed and edited EXPOSED, a documentary feature film about 8 New York performance artists who use their bodies in provocative and comedic ways to question the very concept of “normal.” The film premiered in the Panorama section at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival where it was nominated for Best Documentary Film and has been screened in over 30 countries. From 2000-2008, Beth B began a new phase of her career, producing and directing television and educational documentaries and docudramas, which she continues to do. Breathe In, Breathe Out, a co-production with Open City/Blow Up, Dune and ZDF Television, had its world premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival, its US Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, and was subsequently broadcast in several countries. B has a prolific career producing and directing television documentaries including Positive ID: The Case Files of Anthony Falsetti; Death of a Rising Star; The Black Widow; An Unlikely Terrorist; and several other programs. B worked as Senior Series Producer on a six-part reality television series, Crime Scenes Uncovered, about the “real CSI” shot in Miami for TLC. She produced and directed two of the episodes. For ZDF/Germany, ARTE/France, the Sundance Channel and PBS, she has created various short subject documentaries, including Breasts for PBS's Egg the Arts Show, segments for Nerve for the HBO series and website; High Heel Nights for ARTE/France, and segments for AfterEffects, the Sundance Channel series.

Pamela Colloff is a senior reporter at ProPublica and a writer-at-large at The New York Times Magazine. She was the third guest on the podcast back in January 2013, when she talked about her Texas Monthly series The Innocent Man. That episode has unfortunately been lost. Colloff ultimately won the National Magazine Award in Feature Writing for that story. On this show, Colloff talks about her two-part series, “Blood Will Tell,” her first project for ProPublica and the New York Times Magazine. In this extraordinary project, Colloff tells the story of Joe Bryan, a former principal in Texas and a man many believe was wrongfully-convicted of murdering his wife. Prior to joining ProPublica and the Times in 2017, Colloff was an executive editor and staff writer at Texas Monthly. Her work has also appeared in The New Yorker and has been anthologized in “Best American Magazine Writing,” “Best American Crime Reporting,” “Best American Non-Required Reading,” and “Next Wave: America’s New Generation of Great Literary Journalists.” She is a six-time National Magazine Award finalist. Her 2010 story, “Innocence Lost” — about a wrongly convicted death row inmate named Anthony Graves — was credited with helping Graves win his freedom after 18 years behind bars. One month after its publication, all charges against Graves were dropped and he was released from jail, where he had been awaiting retrial. In 2014, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University awarded her the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. Her oral history “96 Minutes,” about the 1966 University of Texas shootings, served as the basis for the 2016 documentary, “TOWER,” which was short-listed for an Academy Award in Best Documentary Film.

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Ep. 121: An award-winning playwright, actor, producer and educator, Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni is currently touring the one-woman show she wrote and performs in: One Drop of Love. One Drop travels near and far, in the past and present to explore the intersections of race, class and gender in pursuit of justice and love. The show is produced by Cox DiGiovanni, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon. Fanshen has been featured in the New York Times and on NPR as a spokesperson on using the arts to explore racial identity. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cape Verde, West Africa, and has designed curricula for and taught English as a Second Language to students from all over the world. She has been honored with the Peace Corps’ Franklin H. Williams Award, and with Peace Corps Fellows and Hollywood Foreign Press Association scholarships and an ‘Exemplar of Humanity Centered Media’ award by Media Done Responsibly. She holds a BA in Spanish and Education, an MA in TESOL, and an MFA in Acting and Performance in Film, TV and Theater. She serves on the boards of the non-profit MixedRootsStories.org and of Project Greenlight Digital Studios. Fanshen is also a Teaching Artist for A Broaderway – an arts camp for underserved girls. Her play, One Drop of Love, was awarded Best Non-Fiction Script by the United Solo Theatre Festival, and the film version won Best Documentary Film at the Roxbury International Film Festival. Listen as Fanshen speaks with Alex about her life, her work, and #Multiracial experience in the U.S. and abroad. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons - By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

A haunting, artfully understated critique of American gun culture, Tim Sutton’s third feature is loosely based around the 2012 massacre in Aurora, Colorado that took place during a multiplex screening of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Employing a documentary-style technique and a cast of non- professional actors, DARK NIGHT follows the activities of six strangers over the course of one day, the shooter among them. Shot by veteran French DP Helene Louvart (PINA), DARK NIGHT is essential viewing, not only for art-house filmgoers, but for anyone invested in the debate over gun violence in America as well. Helene Louvart has served as cinematographer on more than 65 feature films, 50 short feature films, documentaries, and television projects, including French director Agnès Varda “The Beaches of Agnès (French: Les plages d’Agnès) She won The César Award for Best Documentary Film in 2009. Also, she worked with Alice Rohrwacher, and shot the italian drama “The Wonders” (Italian: Le meraviglie) It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded with the Grand Prix. “Dark Night” was her first collaboration with Tim Sutton. Tim Sutton is the writer and director of two critically acclaimed feature films. PAVILION was a New York Times Critic’s Pick in 2013 and MEMPHIS was the winner of the inaugural Ven- ice Biennale College-Cinema grant in 2013, had its world premiere at the 70th Venice Film Festival, and international premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. MEMPHIS was also selected as one of The New Yorker Magazine’s Top 10 Films of 2014. Director Tim Sutton joins us to talk about his hauntingly poignant meditation on American gun culture and the vulnerability of life. For news and updates go to: cineliciouspics.com/dark-night