Lingo on Docs
Kathleen Lingo, Jeanie Finlay, Pure Nonfiction, Elizabeth Joyce, Penny Lane, Adam, isis masoudI am a veteran documentary film and television producer writing this newsletter to think about how to keep making documentaries during these complex times. Here we go….
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Watch my live conversation on ‘Wild Inside’ with Penny Lane above.
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Don't Wait For Money, A Deal, Or Permission
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She does not chase stories with mass appeal.
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Independent documentary producer. Spent 11 years at NYT making docs: 250+ NYT Op-Docs, 5 feature films, and 2 tv series. Won 4 Emmys, got 3 Oscar noms, had films at Sundance etc. Adjusting to this new chapter and learning to love it (er make $)?!
Quiet girl in a loud dress. Artist & filmmaker. Feature #10 is ALL RIVERS SPILL... I make wry films with melancholic joy, and find inventive ways to connect them with audiences. Your Fat Friend, Seahorse, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch & more!
Pure Nonfiction is a podcast with over 200 episodes interviewing documentary filmmakers. Listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, etc.
Beantown economic sociologist turned screenwriter and producer building alternative business models. Co-founder @ Intrinsic Entertainment Collaborative. https://seedandspark.com/fund/buyletterboxd
Making art and making a living in documentary film. I choose to LOL. I've directed 8 feature docs including WILD INSIDE, LISTENING TO KENNY G, NUTS! and HAIL SATAN? I am also a sought-after consultant and educator.
Isis is a casting director, actor, director & producer with 10+ years in commercials for Apple, Facebook, Visa, NFL & more. Webby Award winner, appeared in Netflix's Bloodline & Rock of Ages
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