I am a veteran documentary film and television producer writing this newsletter to think about how to keep making documentaries during these complex times. Here we go….
Independent documentary producer. Spent 11 years at NYT making docs: 250+ NYT Op-Docs, 5 feature films, and 2 tv series. Won 4 Emmys, got 3 Oscar noms, had films at Sundance etc. Adjusting to this new chapter and learning to love it (er make $)?!
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