Faith E. Briggs is a filmmaker and a runner, and this week, Brendan Leonard and Jonathan Ellsworth talk to Faith about her latest film, This Land; growing up and running track & cross country and transitioning into long distance running & trail running; and our current / not-merely-current circumstances here in America.

TOPICS & TIMES

• Faith’s film, This Land (2:52)
• Boarding school & the ‘nonchalance of wealth’ (10:22)
• College & running track (15:02)
• Getting into documentary filmmaking? (23:36)
• When did you consider yourself a distance runner? (26:42)
• Getting into trail running (32:26)
• Inspiration & Influence for your writing and films (38:24)
• Our current situation (46:31)

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