Making Media Now
121 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsMaking Media Now, presented by Filmmakers Collaborative and hosted by Michael Azevedo, is a podcast dedicated to presenting informative and enlightening conversations with creators of all stripes--filmmakers, writers, directors, editors, technical experts--about their process, their vision, their joys and challenges. Listen in to meet visionaries crafting media in a range of genres and for the full spectrum of distribution platforms.
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Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss Delve Into "Girls State"
April 21, 2024 23:39 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBHost Michael Azevedo speaks with Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, the co-producers and directors of “Girls State,” a revealing and inspiring documentary follow up to their award-winning 2020 film "Boys State." "Girls State" poses the question: What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? A political coming-of-age story and a stirring re-imagination of what it means to govern, “Girls State" follows young female leaders — from wildly different backgrounds across Missou...
"Against All Enemies" Investigates the Threat of Radicalized Military Vets
April 11, 2024 11:43 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is Charlie Sadoff, the director of a documentary called "Against All Enemies," which explores the critical role of military veterans in domestic violent extremist groups. Through gripping personal perspectives from all sides of this ongoing crisis, "Against All Enemies" goes deep inside the violent extremist movement in America, alongside the Proud Boys, 3 Percenters, and with never-before-seen footage of the Oath Keepers. These groups, organized...
PBS Documentary Depicts Navigating Life with Parkinson's Disease
April 04, 2024 13:19 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBMaking Media Now host Michael Azevedo speaks with documentary filmmakers Anna Moot-Levin and Laura Green about the second in their 3-film Matter of Mind series. Their first film looked at ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Their latest film, which debuts on PBS’s Independent Lens on April 8, tell the story of Three people—a political cartoonist, a mother turned boxing coach, and an optician—as they navigate their lives with resourcefulness and determination in the face of a different degenerati...
Documenting What It Takes to Plant "A Thousand Pines"
March 29, 2024 03:16 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBOn this episode, host Michael Azevedo chats with Noam Osband & Sebastián Díaz, the co-directors and co-producers of a documentary called "A Thousand Pines." Wood and wood products are the biggest natural resources used and produced in America. Every year, hundreds of crews travel the country to plant pine trees. A considerable amount of those crews are made up of Latino workers, here on temporary visas. "A Thousand Pines" documents the stories of one of these Latino crews. The film, wh...
Telling the Tale of "The Cancer Detectives" on American Experience
March 21, 2024 22:27 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode are Amanda Pollak and Gene Tempest, the team behind another new American Experience documentary. This one premieres on PBS on March 26 and is called "The Cancer Detectives." "The Cancer Detectives" tells the story of how one of the most impactful, lifesaving tests for women was created and popularized by a Greek immigrant and his wife, a famous Japanese-American illustrator who was detained in a WW2 internment camp, and a groundbreaking Black ...
Filmmaker Peter Yost Uncovers "Nazi Town, USA"
March 14, 2024 12:23 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBOn this episode of Making Media Now, host Michael Azevedo speaks with documentary filmmaker Peter Yost, whose film, "Nazi Town, USA" uncovers the unsettling story of Nazi sympathizers on American soil. The discussion navigates through America's history in the '20s and '30s - the polarized political climate, the dominant ideologies, and prominent American figures like Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh, whose influence kindled such anti-Semitic movements. Around this era, the terrifyingly rea...
"Frontline" Producers & The Oscar-Nominated "20 Days in Mariupol"
March 04, 2024 23:34 - 39 minutes - 36 MBOn this episode host Michael Azevedo navigates an insightful conversation on the creation of the Oscar-nominated documentary, "20 Days in Mariupol." The engrossing film, a co-production of PBS' Frontline and the Associated Press, unflinchingly captures the initial 20 days of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, seen through the eyes of Ukrainian filmmaker and AP video journalist, Mstyslav Chernov, who directed the film. This episode features Raney Aronson-Rath, Frontline's executive producer,...
"Frontline" Producers of the Oscar-WINNING! "20 Days in Mariupol"
March 04, 2024 23:34 - 39 minutes - 36 MBOn this episode host Michael Azevedo navigates an insightful conversation on the creation of the Oscar-nominated documentary, "20 Days in Mariupol." The engrossing film, a co-production of PBS' Frontline and the Associated Press, unflinchingly captures the initial 20 days of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, seen through the eyes of Ukrainian filmmaker and AP video journalist, Mstyslav Chernov, who directed the film. This episode features Raney Aronson-Rath, Frontline's executive producer,...
Journalist & Podcast Host Mónica Guzmán Leads Us to "A Braver Way" to Discuss Politics
February 26, 2024 17:16 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBMónica Guzmán is Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels, a nonprofit working to depolarize America; host of A Braver Way, a podcast that equips people with the tools they need to bridge the political divide in their everyday lives; founder and CEO of Reclaim Curiosity, an organization working to build a more curious world; and author of "I Never Thought Of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times." Monica is the inaugural McGurn Fel...
Examining Political Rhetoric with Dr. Jennifer Mercieca
February 16, 2024 16:28 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBOn this episode, host Michael Azevedo chats with Dr. Jennifer Mercieca, an award-winning historian of American political rhetoric. She is Professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at Texas A&M University. Jennifer writes about American political discourse, especially as it relates to citizenship, democracy, and the presidency. Jennifer has published three books about political rhetoric: Founding Fictions, The Rhetoric of Heroic Expectations: Establishing the Obama Presidency...
Sean Claffey & Dave Pederson Explore Income Inequality in "Americonned"
February 05, 2024 20:29 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode are Sean Claffey and Dave Peterson, the director and co-writer of a documentary called "Americonned". The film examines how the past few generations of workers in the US have experienced income inequality and how once-powerful unions have been crushed by big business and its government influence. Wages aren’t keeping up, yet productivity has skyrocketed, largely on the backs of the American middle class. The rich are getting richer, the middl...
Talking Movies with MovieMaker Magazine Editor-In-Chief Tim Molloy
January 26, 2024 14:03 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is MovieMaker magazine editor-in-chief Tim Molloy. MovieMaker is a magazine, website and podcast network focused on the art and business of filmmaking, with a special emphasis on independent film. The publication, in all its forms, offers profiles, advice, insider tips, and product reviews that readers can use to make informed decisions about what they watch..and create! The magazine has featured pretty much every prominent moviemaker you can...
Arthur Musah Shines a “Brief Tender Light” on the International Student Experience at MIT
January 12, 2024 13:03 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBDocumentary filmmaker and engineer Arthur Musah joins host Michael Azevedo on this episode. Arthur is director of "Brief Tender Light," which will be broadcast as part of the POV series on PBS on January 15. Check your local listings for times. "Brief Tender Light" follows the lives of five African-born MIT students, including the director himself, who were driven to study in the U.S. and create change at home. Even as their dreams are anchored in the societies they left, their daily real...
Director Michael Maglaras Explores The Genius of Ralph Waldo Emerson
January 05, 2024 04:13 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBFor the first episode of 2024, host Michael Azevedo is joined by filmmaker Michael Maglaras to talk about his latest film “Ralph Waldo Emerson: Give All to Love,” An impassioned and endearing documentary about one of America’s greatest thinkers. 2023 marked the 220th anniversary of Emerson’s birth, and Maglaras' film will introduce him to an entirely new audience.” Trained as an opera singer in the United States and Europe, Michael Maglaras has performed widely as a singer and opera direct...
Meet Fei Wu, Innovative Media-Maker Extraordinaire
December 21, 2023 18:50 - 58 minutes - 80 MBHost Michael Azevedo is joined on this episode by video producer and content strategist Fei Wu. Fei is the very embodiment of a modern media maker! She was a podcasting pioneer, launching her Feisworld podcast in 2014, which has gone on the have well over 200k downloads. Shortly thereafter she established herself on YouTube with a monetized channel that has nearly 25k subscribers and more than 100k views per month. In 2019, she produced and hosted a 10 episode documentary series, available on...
Denny Tedesco, ”Immediate Family,” and the Songs You Know By Heart
December 11, 2023 20:48 - 36 minutes - 50 MBHost Michael Azevedo is joined by director Denny Tedesco to talk about his enthralling music documentary "Immediate Family," which is a follow-up to his acclaimed 2008 documentary “The Wrecking Crew.” That earlier film followed the first wave of studio musicians in the 1960s, including Denny’s father, guitar virtuoso Tommy Tedesco. “Immediate Family” takes up the story where “The Wrecking Crew” ended, taking a deep dive through some of the most famous and influential session musicians from...
Elaine McMillion Sheldon on the Reign of ”King Coal”
November 30, 2023 13:27 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is Oscar-nominated director Elaine McMillion Sheldon. Elaine joins Michael to discuss her very personal--and mesmerizing--documentary "King Coal." A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, "King Coal" meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created. Director Elaine McMillion Sheldon reshapes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking in a spectacularly beautiful and deepl...
Farmlink & Owen Dubeck Serve Up ”Abundance”
November 16, 2023 13:07 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBFilmmaker and social activist Owen Dubeck joins host Michael Azevedo to discuss an organization called Farmlink and his documentary about Farmlink’s origins and mission. During the largest food crisis in a century, a group of college students stepped up to help those facing hunger. Their small local effort, called Farmlink, inspired hope nationally and motivated 600+ students to drop everything to help feed millions of families. Within months, the project scaled larger than anyone could ha...
Previewing the Boston International Kids Film Festival
November 06, 2023 12:05 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBHost Michael Azevedo is joined by director Beth Murphy to discuss the documentary film and podcast "Our Turn to Talk," which will kick off the 11th annual Boston International Kids Film Festival on November 10. The "Our Turn to Talk" multi-media initiative focuses on teenagers who say they’re the generation to put an end to mental health stigma. To do it, they’re telling their own stories – raw and unfiltered. From skyrocketing rates of anxiety and depression to the impacts of racial and i...
”Our Turn to Talk” Provides Platform for Teens to Discuss Mental Health
November 06, 2023 12:05 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBHost Michael Azevedo is joined by director Beth Murphy to discuss the documentary film and podcast "Our Turn to Talk," which will kick off the 11th annual Boston International Kids Film Festival on November 10. The "Our Turn to Talk" multi-media initiative focuses on teenagers who say they’re the generation to put an end to mental health stigma. To do it, they’re telling their own stories – raw and unfiltered. From skyrocketing rates of anxiety and depression to the impacts of racial and i...
Paula Apsell on ”Resistance: They Fought Back”
November 01, 2023 11:15 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBOn this episode, host Michael Azevedo welcomes back filmmaker Paula Apsell to discuss her new documentary, "Resistance: They Fought Back". Paula’s film is a vivid refutation of the inaccurate idea that during the Holocaust, the Jews of Europe meekly submitted to Nazi atrocities, like so-called lambs to the slaughter. Told by survivors, their children, and scholars from the U.S. Israel, and Europe, the film reveals how the Jews fought back, uncovering evidence of non-violent methods which...
Sonia Kennebeck Brings Us The Real ”Reality Winner”
October 25, 2023 13:59 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is documentary filmmaker Sonia Kennebeck to discuss her latest film, "Reality Winner", a documentary that presents the incredible true story of Reality Winner in her own words. Filmed over five years, this is the only documentary about the young NSA whistleblower who exposed Russian interference in U.S. elections - and went to jail for it. With exclusive access to Reality Winner and the media outlet involved in her arrest, this film also reveals...
Documentary Filmmakers Olivia Kuan & Maggie Contreras Profile Women Breaking Barriers
October 11, 2023 03:17 - 50 minutes - 38.8 MBOn this episode, host Michael Azevedo continues a short series of conversations with documentary filmmakers whose films will be featured at the New Hampshire Film Festival, which takes places in Portsmouth NH from 10/12-15. Both of films discussed on this episode explore life for women in worlds usually dominated by men. First up is a chat with Olivia Kuan, the director of a documentary called "The Herricanes," which tells the story of the Houston Herricanes, one of the teams that, in the 1...
”Join or Die” Democracy May Depend On It!
October 06, 2023 12:42 - 33 minutes - 26.3 MBWith this episode we begin a short series of conversations with documentary filmmakers whose work will be featured at the upcoming New Hampshire Film Festival, which will take place in Portsmouth, NH from October 12-15. For more info about the festival, including its line-up of films, visit NHfilmfestival.com. First up, host Michael Azevedo chats with Pete Davis, the co-director of a documentary called "Join or Die" which depicts the half-century story of America's civic unraveling through ...
Putting Movies on the Couch...With ”Cinema Therapy”
September 28, 2023 11:16 - 33 minutes - 25.4 MBOn this episode host Michael Azevedo is joined by Jonathan Decker and Alan Seawright, the creators of a hugely successful and highly entertaining and insightful YouTube series called Cinema Therapy. Founded in 2020 by its hosts: Jonathan, a marriage and family therapist, and Alan, a filmmaker, the channel has built a following in part by holding faux therapy sessions for heroes, villains and onscreen couples, treating movie plots and characters as case studies for mental health topics. S...
Indie Filmmaker Dominic López Opens Up About ”Little Jar”
September 12, 2023 11:18 - 27 minutes - 21.7 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is Dominic López, the director and co-writer of the independent feature film "Little Jar." The movie was filmed in the height of the Covid pandemic with a five-person crew at a single location in just two weeks on a budget of what Dominic refers to as "hail-mary favors and pennies from locked-down pockets.” "Little Jar" debuted at the Austin Film Festival in 2022 and won over audiences and critics alike. The film has since gone on to have a suc...
”Canary” Introduces Viewers to a Real-Life Indiana Jones
September 05, 2023 11:14 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBOn this episode, host Michael Azevedo is joined by two guests to discuss a new film called "Canary," a documentary about a climate scientist who has been referred to as “the closest living thing to Indiana Jones.” Danny O’Malley, a producer on the Netflix series “Chef’s Table,” directed the film along with MIT-trained Neuroscientist Alex Rivest, PhD. It’s set to open in limited release on Sept. 15 followed by a one-night-only special nationwide screening on Sept. 20. The subject of the f...
Understanding the Vietnam War through Vietnam War Movies
August 18, 2023 15:34 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is Brian Raftery, the writer and host of a fascinating narrative podcast on the Ringer podcast network called ‘Do We Get to Win This Time?’ an 8 episode podcast series that examines how Vietnam movies have shaped the way we think about the Vietnam War. ‘The Deer Hunter.’ ‘Apocalypse Now.’ ‘First Blood.’ ‘Platoon.’ They’re among the hit films dealing with the Vietnam War—a conflict that divided moviegoers and inspired filmmakers. For decades, Hol...
Director Chaysen Beacham Hits the Road with ”Polara”
August 08, 2023 15:19 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode of Making Media Now is feature-film director & producer Chaysen Beacham to talk about his film "Polara." "Polara" tells the story of TJ, who on this 18th birthday, receives a key from a father he’d last seen as he was hauled off to prison 8 years previously. With the key is the address for a proposed meeting - 3000 miles away and in two weeks. The key unlocks a timeworn 1968 Polaaara convertible, with a coffin welded to its floor. With each de...
Director Christine Yoo Takes Us Inside San Quentin Prison with ”26.2 to Life”
July 28, 2023 02:15 - 48 minutes - 67 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is writer, producer and director Christine Yoo. Christine joins Michael to talk about her documentary "26.2 to Life," which brings viewers to San Quentin State Prison to watch prisoners train for a marathon that’s run inside the prison walls. The film has been enthusiastically received at numerous film festivals across the country, winning the Audience Award at the Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival and the Seattle Int'l Film Festival. It will b...
Film Critic Odie Henderson on The Summer of Strikes and ”BarbenHeimer”
July 20, 2023 13:02 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBOn this episode host Michael Azevedo welcomes back Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson to talk about labor unrest among Hollywood writers and actors. Both the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA (the actors union) are officially on strike. The writers began walking the picket line in early May and the 160,000 SAG-AFTRA members voted to go on strike on July 13. Both guilds are very concerned about how they’re being compensated for streaming content and about how the use of Artificial Intelligenc...
Meet Anne Zeiser of Azure Media
July 03, 2023 15:52 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode by Anne Zeiser. Anne is a critically acclaimed social impact producer and media strategist. Her background as a broadcast journalist, marketing executive, and social advocate uniquely positions her as the architect of successful media-driven productions and social impact campaigns. She has stewarded iconic documentary, drama, lifestyle and children’s series and specials for PBS. She’s also produced news for CBS, managed consumer brands for nationa...
Journalist Tom Roston Examines Mental Health Issues Among Documentary Filmmakers
June 20, 2023 14:21 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBJoining Michael Azevedo on this episode is writer and journalist Tom Roston, whose latest article for IndieWire examines the unspoken traumas of the filmmaking community. In the article, Tom provides a comprehensive look at how documentary filmmakers are speaking out about the toll the filmmaking process—especially when covering particularly traumatic subjects-can take on their mental. Tom Roston has been writing about film, culture, and ideas for more than 2 decades. In addition to IndieWi...
Sherry Granader Brings The Art of Ghostwriting to Life
May 30, 2023 18:45 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBOn this episode we explore the world of ghostwriting! If you were to scan the top 50 or so best-sellers on the non-fiction list, you’d likely find that memoirs & autobiographies make up a fair portion of that list. And here’s one of publishings inside secrets—many, if not most, of those books were actually written by someone whose name appears no where on the cover. Welcome to the life of a ghostwriter! Joining Michael Azevedo on this episode of Making Media Now is Sherry Granader, a ...
Patrick Lydon was ”Born That Way” and Eamon Little is Telling His Story
May 18, 2023 15:01 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBMichael Azevedo's guests on this episode—Eamon Little, Joan Pratt, and Christopher Lydon—are part of the team behind a documentary-in-progress call "Born That Way," for which Filmmakers Collaborative is the fiscal sponsor. "Born That Way" documents the final year in the life of Patrick Lydon, in which he looks back on a fascinating life, lays the ground for posthumous, ‘green-shoot’ projects and prepares for death. Director Eamon Little promises that the film will be an unflinching journey...
Writer & Filmmaker Michele Meek on Teen Movies in the Age of Consent
May 09, 2023 18:17 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBOn this episode of Making Media Now, host Michael Azevedo is joined by writer, filmmaker and professor Michele Meek. Michele recently published the book, Consent Culture and Teen Films , and she has published several other books including Independent Female Filmmakers (2019) and The Mastermind Failure Club(2020). She presented a TEDx talk “Why we’re confused about consent—rewriting our stories of seduction” and has written for Ms. Magazine, Script Magazine, Entrepreneur, The Good Men Proje...
Paula Apsell Leads NOVA to the Pinnacle of Science Television
April 25, 2023 17:15 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBThis episode is the second of two conversations where host Michael Azevedo speaks with the visionaries behind the venerable science documentary series NOVA. Michael's first conversation was with NOVA series creator Michael Ambrosino and on this episode Michael speaks with Paula Apsell, who served as NOVA executive producer for 33 years, retiring in 2019 when she was named Senior Executive Producer Emerita. Paula Apsell began her broadcasting career right out of college at Boston's WGBH pu...
”NOVA” Creator Michael Ambrosino
April 14, 2023 01:17 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBThis episode is the first of two conversations paying tribute to the legendary science series NOVA, the longest running documentary series on television. As NOVA approaches its 50th season on PBS, host Michael Azevedo spoke with Michael Ambrosino, the series creator, and with Paula Apsell, who served as the series’ Executive Producer for more than 3 decades. First up is the conversation with Michael Ambrosino. In 1971 television producer Michael Ambrosino was in London taking part in ...
Award-Winning Audiobook Narrator Edoardo Ballerini and Author Jane Healey
April 03, 2023 17:12 - 1 hour - 103 MBOn this episode, we delve into the oldest forms of so-called media known to man: storytelling and writing as host Michael Azevedo welcomes first-time guest and award-winning actor and audiobook narrator Eduardo Ballerini and welcomes back best-selling author Jane Healey. Edoardo Ballerini is a two-time winner (and five time nominee) of the Best Male Narrator "Audie" Award from the Audio Publishers Association, the industry's highest prize. In a 2020 profile, The New York Times called Edoar...
Donna Loughlin on Public Relations, Silicon Valley, and the Power of Acorns
March 21, 2023 11:44 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode of Making Media Now is Donna Loughlin. Donna is the Founder of the public relations firm, LMGPR, and is known for her work with futurists and innovators. She has launched more than 500 companies taking them from stealth to market leaders since forming her agency in 2002. She is also the host of "Before It Happened," a leading narrative podcast featuring visionaries and the moments, events, and realizations that inspired them to change our live...
Director Sara Terry and the Need for ”A Decent Home”
March 13, 2023 12:39 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is Sara Terry, director of a documentary called "A Decent Home," which addresses urgent issues of class and economic inequity through the lives of mobile home park residents who can’t afford housing anywhere else. The film asks, "Who are we becoming as Americans?" — as private equity firms and wealthy investors buy up parks, making sky-high returns on their investments while squeezing every last penny out of the mobile home owners who lack right...
Director Josh Seftel and the ”Stranger at The Gate”
March 01, 2023 12:30 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBHost Michael Azevedo welcomes back director Josh Seftel. Josh and his team at Smarty Pants films have received an Oscar nomination in the category of best documentary short for their film "Stranger at the Gate," (for which Filmmakers Collaborative was the fiscal sponsor) a riveting story of redemption about Richard “Mac” McKinney, a former U.S. Marine, suffering from PTSD, who had fought in Afghanistan after 9/11. Following his discharge from the military, McKinney returned home to Muncie,...
The State of Podcasting with Molly Beck & The Return of Roberto Mighty
February 16, 2023 12:22 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is Molly Beck the founder and CEO of Messy. fm, whose business software empowers organizations to create podcasts in minutes. Leaders and teams from top enterprise, government, and university sectors, plus thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs, trust Messy.fm to power their podcasting content. Molly Beck was recently profiled by Forbes magazine and I reached out to her to ask if she’d share her thoughts with me on the current podc...
Director Sky Bergman Presents Stories of ”Lives Well Lived”
February 09, 2023 12:53 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBHost Michael Azevedo is joined by director Sky Bergman to talk about her film, "Lives Well Lived." “Be endlessly engaged in whatever your passion is.” “Work a little less, spend a little less, enjoy life a little more.” “Sit loosely in the saddle of life as you go down the long trail.” These are among the many words of advice imparted by the 40 interview subjects in Sky Bergman’s documentary examining the lives of people ages 75 to 100. Sky Bergman was inspired to make the film by her gr...
”Brainstorm The Film”: Setting Out to Explore Life on the Bipolar Spectrum
February 01, 2023 13:42 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBOn this episode of Making Media Now, we are proud to introduce to the world a new filmmaking and multi-platform initiative for which Filmmakers Collaborative is the fiscal sponsor. The initiative is called Brainstorm The Film and host Michael Azevedo is joined by Bonnie Waltch and Sara Schley, the producing team behind this comprehensive and far-reaching project. Currently in the development phase, Brainstorm The Film is an unprecedented initiative that combines inspiring stories of people...
Lise Pearlman, Huey Newton, and ”American Justice”
January 24, 2023 02:25 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is Lise Pearlman, producer of the 2023 Oscar short-listed documentary: American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton which tells the story of the death penalty case that put racism on trial in a U.S. courtroom in the fall of 1968. Huey P. Newton, Black Panther Party co-founder, was accused of killing a white policeman and wounding another after a pre-dawn car stop in Oakland. At his trial, Newton and his maverick defense team led by Charles Garry a...
Taking on PTSD Come ”Hell or High Seas”
January 12, 2023 17:16 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBA talented trio join host Michael Azevedo on this episode of Making Media Now. Nick Hudson, the Executive Director of E2AC, and Chayne Gregg and Glenn Holsten, the producer and director of "Hell or High Seas," a powerful and personal documentary that tells the true story of life-long friends embarking on the adventure of a lifetime, as they brave the treacherous waters around Cape Horn, Chile. One of them is US Navy veteran who uses the expedition to share his own story, begin healing from ...
Dan Kennedy Takes Measure of the 2022 Media Landscape
December 23, 2022 16:30 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBOn this episode we welcome back Dan Kennedy, long-time Boston area journalist and professor of journalism at Northeastern University. Dan’t blog, Media Nation, is a nationally recognized source of news and commentary. And he co-hosts, along with Ellen Clegg, a podcast called What Works: The Future of Local News. Dan and Making Media Now host, Michael Azevedo, had a wide ranging chat about the media landscape as 2022 comes to a close. Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collabora...
Meet Boston Globe Film Critic Odie Henderson
December 16, 2022 14:11 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBBoston Globe film critic Odie Henderson loves, as he puts it, "...film noir, musicals, Blaxploitation, bad art, and good trash.” We had fun chatting about his journey writing film reviews, his 2022 Best Movies list, what he'd do if he ran the Oscars, and his 30+ years writing computer code! A longtime critic for rogerebert.com, Odie got his start writing movie reviews for the legendary and much loved film critic Roger Ebert himself. In addition to being a member of the National Society o...
Mark Cronin: Reality Television Powerhouse
December 07, 2022 20:45 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBJoining host Michael Azevedo is Mark Cronin, one of Hollywood’s most successful and prolific reality television producers. He is widely credited with co-creating the celeb-reality sub-genre with the breakout hit of “The Surreal Life” (The WB) in 2003. As one of the most innovative creators and producers of reality television, Mark has founded three successful production companies, and served as show-runner on 44 separate TV series on 13 different networks. He created or co-created 46 serie...