Mental Health & Screening Your Documentary at the US Capitol with Max Karpman

29/09/2024 1h 1min Temporada 2 Episodio 1

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Episode Synopsis

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/
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