The Documentary Blog Podcast

This Hot Docs specific episode of The Documentary Blog Podcast was recorded in collaboration with The Film Junk Podcast. Listen to more episodes of The Film Junk Podcast here.

0:00 - Intro

2:44 - Dragon Girls

13:17 - Shooting Bigfoot

28:48 - 12 O’Clock Boys

35:34 - The Unbelievers

43:29 - The Expedition to the End of the World

51:17 - The Great North Korean Picture Show

59:18 - We Always Lie To Strangers

1:06:17 - NCR: Not Criminally Responsible

1:13:21 - Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys

1:16:21 - The Last Station

1:20:51 - Which Way is the Front Line From Here?

1:25:05 - Bending Steel

1:27:57 - The Crash Reel

1:31:56 - Caucus

1:33:42 - Blackfish

1:38:17 - The Circle

1:39:14 - 15 Reasons to Live

1:40:42 - Who Is Dayani Cristal?

1:42:57 - Searching For Bill

1:45:04 - Maidentrip

1:48:16 - Our Nixon

1:49:58 - Just the Right Amount of Violence

1:54:47 - Downloaded

1:58:30 - Outro

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This special Hot Docs 2012 episode of The Documentary Blog Podcast is designed specifically for those of you who like listening to four guys talk about documentaries for nearly three hours. Other sites might consider breaking such a massive show into two parts, but we like to keep things LONG around these parts. On this episode, myself (Jay), Sean Dwyer (Film Junk), Frank Knezic (Film Junk), and Kurt Halfyard (Twitch, Row Three) blather on about 27 of the 198 films at this year’s festival. Even at nearly three hours, it feels like we barely scratched the surface.

0:00 – Intro

1:30 - Tchoupitoulas

16:30 - Indie Game: The Movie

44::30 - Meaning of Robots/Mechanical Bride

1:00:00 - Beauty is Embarrassing

1:07:09 - We Are Legion: The Story Of The Hacktivists

1:17:43 - GLOW: The Story Of The Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling

1:22:48 - Detropia

1:29:40 - The Ambassador

1:40:09 - Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where The Baby Is)

1:43:46 - Despite the Gods

1:50:46 - The Imposter

2:02:37 - Women With Cows

2:04:12 - The Tundra Book. A Tale Of Vukvukai, The Little Rock.

2:05:29 - China Heavyweight

2:13:43 - Marley

2:15:45 - Love Story

2:21:48 - Jeff

2:22:50 - Private Universe

2:23:57 - The Job

2:25:04 - Chasing Ice

2:26:36 - Shut Up and Play the Hits

2:28:02 - Dreams of a Life

2:29:48 - Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

2:31:41 - Low and Clear

2:33:11 - Only the Young

2:36:45 - Platform Moon

2:39:16 - Family Nightmare

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In this recap of the 2012 Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals, Joshua Ligairi is joined by Jeff Goldsmith of The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith, Jimmy Martin and Jeff Vice of Big Movie Mouth-Off, and Adam Palcher from A Damn Movie Podcast. The podcast features more than 25 mini-reviews and in-depth reviews of West of Memphis, The Impostor, Bones Brigade: An Autobiography, and the Grand Jury Prize winning documentary film, The House I Live In. If you are looking for a review of a specific film, check the show notes because a couple of them come up multiple times with different guests. Filmmaker interviews conducted at Sundance 2012, including Stacy Peralta, Kirby Dick, Don Argott Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, will be saved for future podcast episodes.

00:00 Intro

04:05 Josh’s Sundance Reviews

04:11 The Atomic States of America

06:14 Chasing Ice

07:08 Detropia

09:51 The House I Live In

12:07 The Invisible War

15:06 Live Free or Die

19:07 Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

23:16 China Heavyweight

23:50 The Impostor

25:56 Josh’s Slamdance Reviews

25:58 Danland

26:58 I Want My Name Back

27:37 Getting Up: The Tempt One Story

28:57 Buffalo Girls

29:21 We Are Legion

29:58 Sundance / Slamdance Documentary Shorts

34:22 Jeff Goldsmith Introduction

39:10 The House I Live In

53:41 Adam Palcher Introduction

59:19 West of Memphis

1:05:41 Indie Game: The Movie

1:08:13 The Meaning of Robots

1:09:12 The Ambassador

1:14:59 Jimmy Martin and Jeff Vice Introduction

1:19:58 Big Boys Gone Bananas

1:22:55 Indie Game: The Movie

1:24:23 Chasing Ice

1:24:51 The Impostor

1:26:32 Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

1:29:18 China Heavyweight

1:29:36 Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap

1:30:49 West of Memphis

1:38:01 Outro

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Credits

-Intro Music “We Swarm” – The Glitch Mob [iTunes]

-Outro Music “Bizness” – Tune-Yards [iTunes]

Links

The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith on iTunes

Jeff Goldsmith’s Twitter

A Damn Movie Podcast on iTunes

A Damn Movie Podcast Blog

Big Movie Mouth Off on Facebook

The Documentary Blog on Twitter

The Documentary Blog on Facebook

Josh’s Twitter

Surprise, we’re back! In Episode 14 of the podcast, Joshua Ligairi talks with American Hardcore director Paul Rachman about the making the seminal punk rock doc, Rachman’s early days in the bourgeoning hardcore scene, making grunge music videos with David Fincher in the early 90s, co-founding the Slamdance Film Festival, finally garnering Sundance acceptance, and the production of his new film, Lost Rockers.

00:00 INTRO

Where have we been?

Beauty Day

Hot Docs names Charlotte Cook director of programming

Cleanflix

06:13 Paul Rachman interview

1:05:45 OUTRO

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Credits

-Intro Music “The Other Place” – Gang Green [i-Tunes link]

-Outro Music “Ameoba” – Adolescents [i-Tunes link]

American Hardcore Website

Lost Rockers on Facebook

Paul Rachman Website

Paul Rachman on Twitter

Joshua Ligairi on Twitter

The Documentary Blog Twitter

The Documentary Blog Facebook

RELATED VIDEOS

American Hardcore Trailer

Lost Rockers Teaser

Well it’s been nearly a month since the start of Hot Docs 2011 and looking back, it was definitely a great year. In this special (and epically long) episode of The Documentary Blog Podcast, I’m joined by fellow blogger/podcaster Kurt Halfyard of Row Three and Twitch Film. We sit down and talk in detail about some of the films we caught at the festival, including Morgan Spurlock’s meta take on movie marketing, ‘POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold’. We also dig into Rodman Flender’s hilarious tour film ‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop’, Jon Foy’s cryptic ‘Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Files’, and one of my favourite films of the festival (and the year), James Marsh’s ‘Project Nim’. It doesn’t end there; in total we discussed fifteen films across just over two and a half hours! Yikes. You guys are in for the long haul with this one. You can download the mp3 below (or listen via the embedded player) and be sure to subscribe to our iTunes feed to stay on top of future episodes of the show. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section and let us know which films you think were the best of the fest at this years Hot Docs film festival!

0:00 – Intro

9:00 - POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

18:00 - Fightville

33:20 - Superheroes

48:40 - Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop

1:02:45 - Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles

1:18:00 - Wisconsin Death Trip

1:27:40 - Project Nim

1:56:40 - Eco Pirate: The Story Of Paul Watson

1:58:30 - Abendland

2:02:15 - Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey

2:08:10 - Hell and Back Again

2:13:30 - Position Among the Stars

2:17:20 - Hot Coffee

2:28:10 - Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo

2:32:00 - Boy Cheerleaders

2:42:00 – Outro

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Show notes after the jump.

Credits:

-Intro Music “Speed of Life” – David Bowie [iTunes link]

-Outro Music “Super Duper Rescue Heads!” – Neon Trees [iTunes link]

Contact Info:

Kurt Halfyard on Twitter

Row Three

The Cinecast at Row Three

Twitch Film

Jay Cheel on Twitter

Beauty Day Website

Beauty Day Twitter

Beauty Day on Facebook

Trailers:

Beauty Day

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Fightville

Superheroes

Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles

Project Nim

Eco Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson

Abendland

Being Elmo : A Puppeteer’s Journey

Hell and Back Again

Position Among the Stars

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo

Boy Cheerleaders

In Episode 13 of the podcast, host Joshua Ligairi is joined by special guest-host Malcolm Ingram. The Bear Nation director talks about the Kickstarter campaign for his new film, Continental, and together the two bears (one gay, one straight) interview Michael Webber about his new film, The Elephant in the Living Room, which features actual bears (along with lions and tigers) wreaking havoc in America’s suburbs. Michael reveals a lot of scary facts about wild animals living in domestic settings, which eventually leads Josh to admit his deep-seated fear of baboons. This episode also includes some recommendations of documentaries new to DVD and is jam-packed with discussion about documentary distribution, the current state of the independent film industry, and what Malcolm calls a “cruel cinematic Darwinism.” Enjoy!

00:00 INTRO

Beauty Day at HotDocs

03:18 How was your weekend?

(features lots of conversation about indie film distribution)

The Elephant In the Living Room distribution

Continental Kickstarter campaign

The Cockettes

21:21 Recommendations

Cool It

If God is Willing and Da Creek Dont Rise

Marwencol

27:35 Elephant in the Living Room interview

1:01:28 OUTRO

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Credits

-Intro Music “Winter’s Love” – Animal Collective [i-Tunes link]

-Outro Music “Animal” – Neon Trees [i-Tunes link]

Elephant in the Living Room Website

Elephant In the Living Room Facebook

Continental Kickstarter Campaign (still accepting donations!!!)

Bear Nation Website

Malcolm’s Twitter

Cleanflix Website

Josh’s Twitter

Beauty Day Website

The Documentary Blog Twitter

The Documentary Blog Facebook

RELATED VIDEOS

Elephant In the Living Room Trailer

Howard Stern on Elephant in the Living Room

Malcolm’s 2nd Continental Pitch Video

Bear Nation Trailer

Beauty Day Q&A

Cleanflix Teaser

Neon Trees Animal Music Video

It’s hard to believe we’re at episode 11 of the podcast already! This time Josh and I talk to the directors of Sons of Perdition, Tyler Measom and Jennilyn Merten, and discuss the True/False Film Festival, Josh’s latest project the Apocalypse Radio Concert and my newfound love for Justin Bieber. This was one of the most fun podcasts I’ve had the chance to be on so far and we really hope you enjoy it (and I apologise in advance for any audible sniffing, as I had the flu during recording).

We also give a heads up for some films coming up on future podcasts so listen out for those. The show notes are below and further links and videos are after the jump. Please do let us know what you think in the comments section.

00:00 Intro

USA Today’s Pop Candy

Beauty Day

05:44 How Was Your Weekend?

True/False

Apocalypse Radio

12:34 Recommendations

Charlotte

Family Instinct

Buck

Everyday Sunshine

Dragon Slayer

Convento

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Josh

Survivor

Elephant In the Living Room

Cropsey

Last Train Home

The Oath

American Hardcore

32:26 Sons of Perdition Interview

1:05:30 Outro

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Credits

-Intro Music “Where Angels Fear” – Apocalypse Radio [i-Tunes link]

-Outro Music “Lost Souls” – Apocalypse Radio [i-Tunes link]

Links

Sons of Perdition Website

Sons of Perdition Facebook

Cleanflix Website

Josh’s Twitter

Charlotte’s Twitter

The Documentary Blog Twitter

The Documentary Blog Facebook

Related Videos

Sons of Perdition Trailer

Apocalypse Radio Promo

Beauty Day Trailer

In Episode 10 of The Documentary Blog Podcast, host Josh Ligairi has yet more filmmakers interviews and this time from the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival. Featuring four interviews with the filmmakers of Superheroes, Last Fast Ride, Fordson, and Bhopali we really hope you enjoy this special episode.

As always links to more information about each film and trailer are below.

00:00 Intro

Slamdance Filmmaker Interviews

04:47 Superheroes

19:20 Last Fast Ride

27:56 Fordson

37:05 Bhopali

50:46 Outro

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Credits:

Intro Music: “Slamdance” – Paperclip People [itunes link]

Outro Music: “Whore” – The Insaints [link]

Superheroes Website

Superheroes Facebook

Last Fast Ride Website

Last Fast Ride Facebook

Fordson Website

Fordson Facebook

Bhopali Website

Bhopali Facebook

Josh’s Twitter

Cleanflix Website

Cleanflix Facebook

Slamdance Website

Slamdance Facebook

Slamdance Twitter

The Documentary Blog Facebook Page

The Documentary Blog Twitter

Related videos and trailers

Bhopali Trailer

Fordson Trailer

Yes Sundance was a few weeks ago, but I promise this will have been worth the wait. Jay was busy finishing his film, but Josh and I were fortunate enough to go to the festival again this year, and while we were there we recorded a special Sundance episode of the Documentary Blog Podcast. Josh must take all the credit as he ran around getting no less than seven interviews for this show with filmmakers at the festival (I think he may even have a few more up his sleeve for future shows).

We really hope you enjoy the podcast, the filmmakers featured are Steve James of The Interrupters, Peter D. Richardson of How to Die in Oregon, Joy Foy of Resurrect Dead, Constance Marks of Being Elmo, Leonard Retel Helmrich of Position Among the Stars, Matthew Bate of Shut Up Little Man! and Göran Olsson of Blackpower Mixtape.

00:00 Intro

02:56 Recommendations:

Josh: If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Satan Since 2003

Charlotte: Reagan, Hell and Back Again, Beats Rhymes and Life, Project Nim, Life In a Day

19:45 Interviews with the Sundance Documentary Filmmakers

19:52 Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz of The Interrupters

38.06 Joy Foy of Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles

48.09 Constance Marks and James Miller of Being Elmo

1:00:23 Leonard Retel Helmrich of Position Among the Stars

1:08:35 Matthew Bate of Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure

1:24:50 Peter Richardson of How to Die in Oregon

1:35:28 Trevor Anderson of The High Level Bridge

1:40:22 Göran Olsson of The Blackpower Mixtape: 1967-75

1:52:48 Outro

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Credits:

Intro Music “Check the Rhime” – A Tribe Called Quest [i-Tunes link]

Outro Music “Trains X” –  Bramble [link]

Links and clips mentioned in the show after the jump.

-The Interrupters Website

-Resurrect Dead Website

-Being Elmo

-Position Among the Stars Facebook

-Shut Up Little Man! Website

-How to Die In Oregon Facebook

-The High Level Bridge Website

-Blackpower Mixtape Website

-Josh’s Twitter

-Cleanflix Website

-Cleanflix Facebook

-Charlotte’s Twitter

-The Documentary Blog Twitter

Related Videos

The Interrupters Trailer

Resurrect Dead Trailer

Being Elmo Teaser

Position Among the Stars Trailer

Shut Up Little Man! Teaser

The High Level Bridge Trailer

The Blackpower Mixtape Teaser

Bramble Live at Sundance Last Year

HEAR YE, HEAR YE! Welcome to episode number 8 of The Documentary Blog Podcast! This week/month/whatever we’re excited to be joined by two men of noble birth, raised by the sword and driven by vengeance… directors Andrew Neel and Luke Meyer! WHAT GOD DROVE THEM TO FIGHT WITH SUCH A FURY? Find out as we discuss two of their films; the hilarious and exciting live action role playing doc Darkon, and their look at conspiracy theorists, New World Order. We also discuss a few films we’ve been watching lately, including (but not limited to) Restrepo, La Danse, And Everything is Going Fine, The Oath, and much more! Have a listen below and be sure to subscribe to our feed over at “the iTunes”. Enjoy!

0:00 – Intro

3:05 – What We Watched

Jay: Inferno: The Making of The Expendables, Middletown: Seventeen, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Helvetica, Restrepo

Andrew: Modern Life, La Danse, Boxing Gym, Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Luke: And Everything Is Going Fine, Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt

Josh: Dogtown and Z-Boyz, Lost In La Mancha, Catfish, The Oath

57:25 – Darkon Interview

1:34:05 – New World Order Interview

2:07:50 – Outro

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Related Videos:

Darkon Trailer

New World Order Trailer

10 Minutes of Silence For John Lennon

Lightening Bolt

Plus 20 Broadsword

See Think Website

See Think Facebook

Darkon Website

Darkon Facebook

New World Order Website

New World Order Facebook

Jay’s Twitter

Beauty Day Website

Documentary Blog Facebook

Josh’s Twitter

Cleanflix Website

Cleanflix Facebook

-Intro Music “Oh” – Alex Metric [iTunes Link]

http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/alex-metric/id258076810

-Outro Music “+20 Broadsword” – Rotten Musicians [iTunes Link]