The people behind documentaries, and how the work changed them
A weekly podcast hosted by documentary filmmaker Christian Taylor, director of the award-winning The Girl Who Wore Freedom. Nearly 300 conversations with filmmakers, distributors, entertainment lawyers, actors and more, from Ken Burns to first-timers.
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“The best film podcast out there.”
Joe Amodei, Virgil Films
Documentaries are far from my own line of work, but I gain insight into story telling, enjoy the variety of perspectives and come away feeling that listening to Christian and her guests was a terrific investment of my time.
Salsa In The MtnsApple Podcasts review
The shorter deep dive episodes are my favorite, because we get to hear how Christian takes something that she heard in the longer interviews and talks about how it applies to her everyday life. Highly recommend this podcast!
Lura B PriebeApple Podcasts review
I loved so much about this! I think that people are crying out for “real” in a world where we are trying to figure out what is real and what isn’t.
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Free guides from the people behind documentaries
Each free guide gathers the lessons one guest shared on Documentary First into a single guide you can keep and come back to. Browse every lesson in the Lessons Library, then get the newest guide free with your email.
How to Support a Project
Our films are proudly fiscally sponsored by Living Stories Ltd, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting meaningful storytelling. If you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation to support one of our films, please visit their website and designate your gift to the film you'd like to support, or give through that film's own page.