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Documentary filmmaker Chris Baron discusses the job challenges of building trust with interview subjects, managing demanding production PR teams, and the mental health toll of the industry's sacrifice culture. He shares insights on what separates great documentaries from struggling ones and discusses his podcast No Ordinary Monday.

Like all TFTS episodes, you get the unfiltered reality of how this job works that you won't find in any instruction manual.

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Chris's YT Channel @NoOrdinaryMonday
One Strange Rock - Documentary series mentioned by Chris:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/shows/one-strange-rock

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to this Career
1:23 Production Challenges
4:27 One Strange Rock
7:15 Filming Locations
11:30 Budget Reality
15:45 Celebrity Talent
18:34 Nyiragongo Volcano
25:19 Darren Aronofsky
30:25 Trust Building
36:28 PR Management
41:33 Joseph Fiennes
43:16 No Ordinary Monday
47:10 Industry Secrets

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