Westdoc Online

About Westdoc Online

Everything about documentary filmmaking! Hear conversations with the most compelling producers, directors, executive and network programmers, commissioning editors, festival directors, and techies from around the world.

Publisher

Chuck Braverman

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Jan 2023

Latest episode

3 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Sept 2026

   Threshold - a Story featuring Olympic Skier Jessie Diggins

   Writers are told to write what they know — the same applies to filmmakers. Lars and Torsten Brinkema, two brothers practically raised on skis, produced and directed Threshold, a compelling story of the public life and private struggles of four-time Olympic medalist Jessie Diggins, America’s most celebrated cross country skier. They reflect on the challenges of shooting in freezing conditions, working with drones, finding an agent, budgetary/ living expenses, and their symbiotic filmmaking relationship. Grab your parka and come along.

2. 

   3 Sept 2026

   Sell Your House to Make a Film?

   First time feature producer directors Eric Foss and Brandon Pickering not your normal BTS. Recorded August 2026, 30 minutes. Sell Your House is a documentary by Eric Foss and Brandon Pickering, chronicling the making of The Last Stop In Yuma County. Both veterans of reality TV, they discuss their filmmaking journey, their distribution naiveté (“Maybe the distributor is being fair and I just don’t know how to do the math”), and the work/friendship dynamic. Join us for a very personal and compelling look at filmmaking.

3. 

   3 Sept 2026

   The Last Picture Shows

   Rustin Thompson’s elegy of small town cinemas, The Last Picture Shows, reflects his lone wolf approach to filmmaking. As director, producer, cinematographer, editor, and driver, the film is his singular vision of the state of public movie houses in the American West. He speaks with Westdoc about his equipment, the budget, his DIY distribution, expectations and his love of film and the need for movie theaters. Grab a seat and some popcorn - this is a good one.

Who has been a guest on Westdoc Online

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• ANTHONY KAUFMAN
• Ivy Meeropol
• Michael Cioni
• Paris Barclay
• Sam A Davis

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YouTube views

238,469

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

49

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

0

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