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TDL Podcast #31 – Personal Finances & the Documentary Filmmaker + Conversation with ‘Glitter Tribe’ Director Jon Manning

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TDL Podcast #31 – Personal Finances & the Documentary Filmmaker + Conversation with ‘Glitter Tribe’ Director Jon Manning

Debt can be a crippling thing for anyone, and documentary filmmakers are no exception. In fact, it’s we independent filmmakers who are often hit in particular with the ugly debt stick. The kids’ daycare, medical... Read More

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TDL Podcast #30 – TDL Now Weekly Show! + Conversation with ‘Real Boy’ Director Shaleece Haas

Welcome to the first episode of The Documentary Life‘s new weekly format! Contained within this initial release I’ll start off by detailing how the new format will work from this point forward. Namely, you’ll be... Read More

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TDL Podcast #29 – The World of the Documentary Film Festival, Part Two

Welcome to part two of a very special two-part series that explores the mysterious world of the documentary film festival from the perspective of the filmmaker as well as the director of a film festival.... Read More

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TDL Podcast #28 – The World of the Documentary Film Festival, Part One

Welcome to part one of a very special two-part series that explores the mysterious world of the documentary film festival from the perspective of the filmmaker as well as the director of a film festival.... Read More

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TDL Podcast #27 – Faith Fuller Turns Tables on TDL Host, Chris G. Parkhurst

We are excited to announce that the new host of TDL is Faith Fuller (formerly of Desktop Documentaries)! Okay, so maybe it’s only for one week. And while Faith still holds her post as founder/curator of... Read More

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TDL Podcast #26 – Conversation with Documentary Filmmakers, Lindsey Grayzel & Deia Schlosberg

Back in October, documentary filmmakers, Deia Schlosberg and Lindsey Grayzel were arrested while filming separate but linked acts of civil disobedience. In Grayzel’s case it was for her documentary film, The Reluctant Radical, a film... Read More

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Inspirational Words From Fellow #DocLifer!

Came across this today inside the front flap of the photo book, Carry Cambodia, and I wanted to share with all of you. It’s from fellow Lifer, Jack Metier, who gave me this lovely book…