A Pre-to-Post Primer on Documentary Filmmaking

Published: Nov. 27, 2017, 8:01 a.m.

Three producers with decades of combined experience under their belts join No Film School\u2019s Liz Nord for a detailed primer on how to get a documentary made and seen. Geeta Gandbhir has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and has won two, as well as working professionally as an editor as such acclaimed titles as Oscar-winning 'O.J.: Made in America\u2019, Chanda Chevannes is an award-winning documentarian as well as a film instructor at Centennial College in Toronto, and Chris Metzler is prolific documentarian known for cult favorite docs like the John Waters-narrated \u2018Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea\u2019 which won over 30 best doc awards and was broadcast on the Sundance Channel. In this episode, we cover an A to Z of documentary production, and discuss what a successful producer\u2019s role is at every stage of a film\u2019s life. Learn more at nofilmschool.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices