Talk Doc To Me

Mental Health & Screening Your Documentary at the US Capitol with Max Karpman


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Let’s talk about mental health and documentary filmmaking. 


Max Karpman is a filmmaker who was born in New Jersey, but spent most of his childhood in Moscow, Russia. He is a recent graduate from Chapman University and is the director of “Did You Forget Mr. Fogel?” a short documentary about American hostage Marc Fogel who was a teacher at Max’s school in Moscow.

Max, Matt & Leah discuss how he found the story & the exact steps he took to create a student film from start to finish.


In this interview you will learn…

  • About Marc Fogel, why his story matters & how to help

  • What Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production looked like for this film

  • The importance of reference films for your own films

  • Insights into balancing sensitive topics 

  • Chapters:

    00:00 - Intro

    1:13 - Who is Marc Fogel?

    3:35 - Marc Fogel vs. Brittney Griner

    7:17 - Growing up in Russia

    9:59 - Finding the Story












    Episode Resources & Links:

    Free Marc Fogel Website - https://www.freemarcfogel.net/

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/freemarcfogel/

    Follow the Documentary IG - https://www.instagram.com/marcfogeldocumentary/

    Talk Doc To Me is presented by Sundoc Studios

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