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010 – Sarah Moshman is the director for the recently released documentary Losing Sight of Shore. Losing Sight Of Shore is a documentary about four women and their 8,000 mile rowing journey from America to Australia. Matt discussed these topics with our Talking Documentaries guest Sarah Moshman: * How Sarah discovered the story of the Coxless Crew. * Teaching and directing rowers how to film the voyage without being there. * Technical aspects/obstacles of filming while being on a remote solar power based boat. * Selling a documentary to Netflix, Amazon, and iTunes. * Sarah’s future plans. Losing Sight Of Shore: Geek Out With Show Notes Coxless Crew Electronics Store In Samoa IMDB Losing Sight of Shore Losing Sight Of Shore: How It Got Made Sony FDR-AX100 Go Pro Hero 4 Sony FS7 Canon 5D MK2 Phantom 3 Professional DJI Inspire drones Adobe Premiere Adobe After Effects

009 – Erik Swanson was the editor for Rise of the Sufferfests. He is the first editor we have talked to for the podcast and had a different point of view on the movie from most directors, producers, etc. Matt discussed these topics with our Talking Documentaries guest Erik Swanson: * How Matt B. Davis had great sound bytes in the movie. * The way Erik Swanson had to rely on Scott Keneally (writer/director)  for what was important because of the niche community aspect. * Why the editor doesn’t need or want to do an Obstacle Race but respects it. * Eriks’ connection to Rock Paper Scissors. * The World Series of Poker Rise Of The Sufferfests: Geek Out With Show Notes Command and control podcast Spartan Race Erik Swanson on IMDB Erik’s production company Rise Of The Sufferfests: How It Got Made GoPro’s Sony FS7 and A7s Adobe Creative Cloud   

008 – Today’s episode is with Michael Zimbalist to discuss The Two Escobars. Listen in as we talk to Michael about almost everyone’s favorite 30 for 30 Story: * How he and his brother Jeff got interested in “Narco Football”. * Answering the call from ESPN when the network began asking for stories that were ” The intersection of sports and society”. * Interviewing 30+ people and finding 50+ archived stories to make this doc happen. * Getting access to such a wide range of people, including past and present criminals. * Screening the film in a 4 wall scenario prior to the ESPN airings. * Why so many are fascinated by this story. The Two Escobars: Geek Out With Show Notes Columbian Soccer League – Current site. Ken Burns Baseball – Another look into a story that covers the beauty and ugly side of a sport. Youngstown Boys –  30 for 30 story by the Zimbalist brothers about The Ohio State University’s Jim Tressel and Maurice Clarett. The Two Escobars: How It Got Made To further educate our audience about how these documentaries get finished. We will include the equipment and software used to make the movie happen (as best as the filmmakers can remember). Michael told us that: “There was approximately 9 months of shooting” Shot with: Sony EX1 and EX3 Edited with: Final Cut Pro 7  and After Effects

007 – Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben have been kicking ass and taking documentary names since 2001 when they produced A Raw Deal: A Question Of Consent. They have gone on to produce 10 plus doc projects that rarely shy away from headlines or controversy. Today’s episode focuses mainly on Cocaine Cowboys – Parts 1, 2, and 3, er- Remix and The U – Parts 1 and 2. Host Matt chats with Billy and Alfred to discuss: * Why they decided to tell stories about Miami. * Saying “Fuck It” even though they were ignored by Hollywood. * How they get past and present criminals to open up on camera. * How The Bootleg market kickstarted the success of Cocaine Cowboys. * Not holding back on disturbing footage. * What the Billy and Alfred disagree on. * Much more. Cocaine Cowboys & The U: Geek Out With Show Notes Rakontur – Production company website IMDB – Everything to date by Rakontur (that they can tell us about anyway) Paradise Lost – Documentary trilogy that Billy and Alfred are fans of. The Imposter – Another documentary Alfred really likes. The Two Escobars – This one keeps coming up as a favorite of doc makers on this show. Nick Broomfield –  Billy and Matt discuss why Nick is a genius.  Cocaine Cowboys & The U: How It Got Made To further educate our audience about how these documentaries get finished. We will include the equipment and software used to make the movie happen. Alfred and Billy told us that: “We use a variety of cameras, depends on the project.” “We use Final Cut Pro X to edit.”  

006 – Today’s show is a conversation with Nick Berardini, about his 2015 documentary, Killing Them Safely. Like many doc makers before him, Nick set out to tell one story, but his interviews and research led him to broaden the scope to much bigger issues. Listen in as Matt and Nick discuss: * How a story he began as a college student that turned into a documentary. * How visiting TASER International was somewhere between “A Trekkies wet dream” and “Clockwork Orange”. * What humans sometimes do to “shift our moral standards”. * Reactions from audience and the law enforcement communities. * How the camera changes how subject interact with the filmmaker. * Nick’s obsession with the cinematic non-fiction movement. * Engaging with fans and critics online. Killing Them Safely: Geek Out With Show Notes Steve Tuttle – TASER’s Int’l VP of Strategic Communications: Expert in crisis mgmt, PR, public & gov’t affairs & TASER spokesman (actual LinkedIn title) Fake It So Real – Robert Green’s  (Nick’s “mentor”) documentary about wrestling. Joshua Oppenheimer – Nick is a fan of this twice Oscar nominated, documentary maker. Filmmaker Magazine.com – Article discussing TASER employees dissing the film. Buy one? – Low grade “stun guns” on Amazon. Killing Them Safely: How It Got Made To further educate our audience about how these documentaries get finished. We will include the equipment and software used to make the movie happen. Nick told us: Month he began the film: August 2009 Month he finished the film: March 2015 Shot with : Panasonic HCX Edited with: Final Cut Pro 7  

005 – Part Two of the Rock Paper Scissors documentary has us dig into the making of this movie with the filmmaker, Mike McKeown. Host Matt and Mike discuss: * Gaining access and trust of his subjects. * Finding gold in the first few interviews. * How this little idea to cover these guys and “perhaps make a short film” became a multi year odyssey. * Finding out if he took “artistic license” to create “a bad guy” with one of the characters? * Digging through 140 hours of footage to make this movie. * Figuring out how to get the movie into festivals. Geek Out With Show Notes Be sure to listen to Part One of this series. Buy the movie on  IndiePix or iTunes. Good N Proper – Production company that Mike partnered with to get the movie seen. Some documentaries that Mike recommends: The 7Up Series – Doc series that follows British children every 7 years, from age 7 to 56. SpellBound – 2002 Academy Award nominee follows 8 young competitors in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. SuperSize Me – Morgan Spurlock’s first foray into film making that changed the way we look at fast food and inspired a 1000 copycats. MurderBall – Nominated for the 2006 Academy Award, this film follows disabled athletes who play wheelchair rugby. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters –  Everyone’s favorite. We really want to talk to filmmaker, Seth Gordon. Anyone have a connection? The Christopher Guest mockumentaries – Mike watches these at least once a year. How It Got Made To further educate our audience about how these documentaries get finished. We will

004 – This episode brings us our first  interview with a “character” (non film maker) from a documentary. Jason Simmons was a body piercer, and also worked for an accounting firm, before beginning to post  as “Master Rosh” in online forums for Rock Paper Scissors (RPS). He would go on to launch the first “known” RPS tournament at Burning Man in 2002.  He was featured prominently in the documentary we are discussing today. Tune in as Matt and Rosh cover the following: * The universality of the game. * Trying to figure out the fact vs fiction about Rock Paper Scissors leagues and tournaments. * Creating “manufactured celebrity”. * Correcting misconceptions from the movie. * Comparing the 3 prime shoot versus 2 prime shoot for RPS play. * Bonus: One free trick revealed by Master Rosh Geek Out With Show Notes Bullboard – The original online bulletin board for WorldRPS. F for Fake – Orson Welles documentary spoken about by Rosh. Roshambo Winery – Now defunct winery that hosted regional tournaments. Consoling Losers – Rosh talks to RPS tournament losers. *We will have more show notes coming in Part 2 of this movie when we speak with the filmmaker. How It Got Made Also coming in Part Two.

003 – In this episode, we interview Susan Saladoff, director of the 2011 documentary, Hot Coffee. Susan made a 26 minute short about the Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants case, which ultimately led to the full length documentary “Hot Coffee”. The film’s goal is to educate viewers about the current issues with tort reform and several other issues with the United States legal system. Much like “The Wire” taught us about the drug problem starting with street corners and expanding outwards; so too, does Hot Coffee attempt to show how the legal system has been contaminated on all levels. Host Matt and Susan talk for almost an hour with subjects including: * What compelled Susan to make this movie. * How her trial lawyer experience prepped her to make a documentary. * How she learned that “There are no rules!” * Her plan to get the movie into Sundance and on HBO. * How the 4 major cases came together to form the basic structure of the movie. * How she got John Grisham to agree to be a part of her film. * How to “lighten up” some very serious subject matter. * How she has dealt with backlash from “the other side”. * Her next project, a feature film about the Judge Diaz story. Geek Out With Show Notes Susan Saladoff on IMDB. Hot Coffee – Hot Coffee official website. Comedy Central clip – Susan on The Stephen Colbert Show. Jamie Leigh Jones update – A Mother Jones article on the Jamie Leigh Jones rape case. Joan Claybrook – Attorney, Former head of consumer rights advocacy group, Public Citizen. Also, head of NHTSA under President Carter. George Lakoff– Author of “Don’t Think Of An Elephant”. Paul Bland – Executive Director, Public Justice.

002 – In this episode, we talk to filmmakers Annika Iltis and Timothy Kane about “The Barkley Marathons – The Race That Eats It’s Young”. After years of grinding out very long days in Los Angeles (shooting television and movies) helping other people create their vision, Annika and Timothy set out to tell a story of their own. Listen in as host Matt, Annika and Timothy discuss: * How the idea for this movie came to be. * How they approached shooting a movie about a race that no one is supposed to know about. * Why the themes of this movie resonate so strongly with audiences. * How they apply lessons of this movie in their own lives. * Their eye opening experiences dealing with film festivals. * Much, much more. Geek Out With Show Notes Annika on IMDB. Timothy on IMDB. BarkleyMovie.com – Official website for the movie. The dvd is also for purchase here, and has commentary and lots of extras. Barkley Movie Facebook – The documentary’s Facebook page. Tales From Out There – Frozen Ed’s book about The Barkley. Matt Mahoney’s site – The most historical info ever about The Barkley. Joel Gat Interview – A few days after the 2016 Barkley Marathon, Joel Gat talks about the experience he had on his 2nd go round competing at The Barkley. Nickademus Hollon Interview – Nick was the 13th person to ever finish The Barkley back in 2013. (At 22 years old. he also holds the record as the youngest finisher ). This was an interview taped shortly after that 2013 event. Nick’s portion begins 48:30 into this episode. Barkley Facebook Page – This is the official Facebook page of the Barkley

001 – In this episode of the Talking Docs Podcast, we interview Eric Anderson, documentary filmmaker who brought us “Way Of The Puck”. The conversation begins as we learn about Eric’s 5 year plan that included him leaving Los Angeles if his original ideas didn’t pan out. Luckily for us, he changed the plan. The interview continues as host Matt and Eric discuss: * How a writing assignment turned out to be a film that took over 5 and half years of his life. * How the “cast of characters” came to be for this documentary. * Dealing with rejection around the festival circuit. * Getting Leonard Maltin and Seth Gordon to review his film. * The waning and waxing of success on streaming platforms. Way Of The Puck: Geek Out With Show Notes Way Of The Puck Official Site – Where to read history and current Air Hockey news. Also where to support Eric and buy the movie. Perfection – Eric’s Wife, Karen made this award winning short The Two Escobars – One of the “30 for 30s” sports documentaries that Matt and Eric enjoy. June 17 1994 -Another solid “30 for 30” that Eric likes. Stories We Tell – Documentary mentioned by Eric as one we appreciates. One Wall – Kings of Coney Island – Amazon reccommends (and so does Matt) Eric watch this documentary. The Rituals – Eric’s website about cocktails. Stories Of Quitting – Eric’s website that profiles stories of quitting. Way Of The Puck: How It Got Made To further educate our audience about how these documentaries get finished. We will include the equipment and software used to make the movie happen. Eric told us he used : DVX-100a Final Cut Pro  HD, 5, 6, and 7