'The Redeem Team' Director Jon Weinbach Teaches Us How to Sell the Stories We Love
Have you ever wondered how you can make your niche documentary appealing to a wider audience? Jon Weinbach, a sports documentary filmmaker, shares his techniques on how to do that very thing.
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In this episode, we talk about…
- What influenced Weinbach to pursue documentary filmmaking
- His background as a journalist for the Wall Street Journal
- Weinbach’s journey with sports docs such as 30 for 30 and The Last Dance
- The Redeem Team, a film about the 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team
- Developing a deeper narrative to the basketball film
- Interview techniques—be authentic and ask new questions
- Pitching the documentary to the Netflix executives
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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by George Edelman.
