“I'm not sure where to begin. There are many great things about this podcast, so I'll just pick a few of my favorites. First, I love that Chris provides this (3rd person) documentarian (and I intentionally avoided writing "aspiring") with a sense that I am not alone. Rather, I'm part of a big community that is still very much in the process of growing larger and stronger. I think we documentarians feel very isoloate and this podcast helps create a much stronger community.
Another great aspect about the podcast - similar to the previous comment - is that it provides a lot of useful tools to help each of us write our own narrative as filmmakers: getting grass roots support for our film, how to help get financial resources to make our films, industry guests that share plenty of great advice, equipment, etc. This is a very daunting exeprience, but Chris does a really nice job of helping us out.
I just came across the podcast about a week ago (I think after episode 65) and am already through about 12 episodes. Can't wait to get caught up.
Good on ya, Chris! Keep it up!
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bigdaddycampbell via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/31/18
“The Documentary Life does a great job of mixing interesting interviews with applicable information. Parkhurst finds a nice balance of sharing his own experiences while talking to working filmmakers about theirs. These are not sprawling conversations that just happen to have been recorded, you...”Read full review »
jacktmup via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/01/16
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