MetaDoc: Recent Episodes
Geoff Yaw
MetaDoc is a series that explores documentary filmmaking from the perspective of filmmakers. Like a film festival Q&A for the masses, MetaDoc, lets audiences into the process of pursuing, capturing and shaping the stories that become legendary documentary films.
Hosted by filmmaker, Geoff Yaw, each episode will feature an interview with a documentary director and/or producer(s) about a specific film of theirs.
Academy Award Winning director, Ross Kauffman, describes the making of his film Of Medicine and Miracles. The film chronicles the work of Dr. Carl June as he pursues a groundbreaking Leukemia treatment. The film also intertwines the story of a young Leukemia patient as her and Dr. June's life paths collide. https://www.chagrinfilmfest.org/
Director Gorki Glaser-Muller talks about the making of Children of the Enemy. With a crew of one (himself), Muller embedded with Swedish Grandfather, Patricio Galvez, during his quest to free his seven grandchildren from a Syrian refugee camp. https://www.chagrinfilmfest.org/
We talk to director, Bobby Lax, about his film, Back in Berlin. The film follows two childhood friends, who are now adults, as they reconnect with their wildly varied family histories related to WWII and nazi Germany. https://www.chagrinfilmfest.org/