Let’s talk about mental health and documentary filmmaking.

Max Karpman is a filmmaker who was born in New Jersey, but spent most of his childhood in Moscow, Russia. He is a recent graduate from Chapman University and is the director of “Did You Forget Mr. Fogel?” a short documentary about American hostage Marc Fogel who was a teacher at Max’s school in Moscow.

Max, Matt & Leah discuss how he found the story & the exact steps he took to create a student film from start to finish.

In this interview you will learn…

• About Marc Fogel, why his story matters & how to help
• What Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production looked like for this film
• The importance of reference films for your own films
• Insights into balancing sensitive topics

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

1:13 - Who is Marc Fogel?

3:35 - Marc Fogel vs. Brittney Griner

7:17 - Growing up in Russia

9:59 - Finding the Story

Episode Resources & Links:

Free Marc Fogel Website - https://www.freemarcfogel.net/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/freemarcfogel/

Follow the Documentary IG - https://www.instagram.com/marcfogeldocumentary/

Talk Doc To Me is presented by Sundoc Studios

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