As a doc filmmaker, how many times have you been asked what your favorite documentary film is? If you’re anything like me, it’s a nearly impossible and futile question to answer. There are just too many incredibly documentaries that have influenced, inspired, and excited me over the years, to have to name a single favorite one of them. That being said, it’s not difficult for me to rattle off a number of documentaries that have been of particular influence to me and my work. Which is what today’s episode is all about: docs of influence. And once you’ve listened to the show, I’d like to encourage you to share with the rest of us #doclifers your list of docs that have influenced you! You can email me, use the TDL Hotline (1-828-419-4845) or maybe even better yet, post your list as a comment on the https://www.facebook.com/groups/1297559863722946/ (TDL Community Facebook Group). Docs Discussed Burden of Dreams Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse War Photogapher Hoop Dreams Touching the Void Related Sources° Watch the trailer for Burden of Dreams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYOYi9WLLVU ° Watch the trailer for Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxowb5IQRuI ° Watch the trailer for War Photographer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doV8xokcTuo ° Watch the trailer for Hoop Dreams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph2Y-epihlk ° Watch the trailer for Touching the Void https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t65VrYZ2U9s
Be sure and check out #DocLifer https://www.thislittlelandofmines.com/ (Erin McGoff)‘s current documentary film project, https://www.thislittlelandofmines.com/ (This Little Land of Mines)! Journey to Kathmadu http://wwwjourneytokathmanducom.vhx.tv/ () If you are interested in watching TDL host, Chris G. Parkhurst’s personal documentary, you can check out http://wwwjourneytokathmanducom.vhx.tv/ (Journey to Kathmandu), a film that follows the once-in-a-lifetime journey that goats make from their farmland lives of goats in Tibet to their sacrificial deaths in Kathmandu, during the Nepalese holiday, Dashain. Purchase of the Deluxe Director’s & Goat’s Edition comes loaded with behind-the-scenes footage, director’s commentary, shorts, and deleted scenes. Regardless if you’re simply looking for more info on the making of J2K’or you’re a budding independent filmmaker (or just a fan of goats!), this is a must-have for anyone who enjoys gaining insight into what goes into the making of an independent documentary in a developing country. Sponsors & Thank Yous° Episode #86 is brought to you by http://bit.ly/blackboxstock (BlackBox Global), creators of one of the easiest way to turn your filmmaking skills into passive income! Go to BlackBox, http://bit.ly/blackboxstock (Create a Free Account), and start selling your footage today! ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ ( Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artist’s music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the...