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One Stop Doc Shop

One Stop Doc Shop

Written by: Angela Clarke
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 One Stop Doc Shop - a podcast that celebrates and encourages diversity in non-fiction filmmaking.

In each episode, a guest filmmaker will share their secrets on how to make award-winning documentaries.

Tune in every Monday for fresh content. Full transcripts for each podcast episode are available on our website www.wheeshtfilms.comCopyright Angela Clarke Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Alice Russell

    Alice Russell
    Aug 26 2024
    My guest this week is double BIFA winning director Alice Russell. Her first short film, Men Buy Sex, won the SIMA Creative Activism Award and got Vimeo Staff Picks Best of the Month. Her second short film, Agents of Change was selected as a festival focus at Sheffield DocFest whilst her third short film Terra Incognita followed a team of female activist’s scaling the back of reefer ships in the Antarctic.

    In 2022, her debut feature doc, If the Streets Were On Fire had its world premiere at the 66th BFI London Film Festival where it came second in the Audience Award, before going on to scoop up the Best Feature Documentary and the Raindance Maverick Awards at the BIFA’s in 2023.

    Alice and I talk about her passion for telling authentic stories and finding charismatic characters who inspire her, the importance of trusting your gut, as well as the challenges that arise when you juggle projects over many years. As an aside, we also discussed our shared love of icebergs!
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Kathryn Ferguson

    Kathryn Ferguson
    Aug 18 2024
    My guest this week is the multi award winning director Kathryn Ferguson. After a decade of focusing on short-form work centered on identity, gender politics and community, Kathryn first feature documentary NOTHING COMPARES about the iconic musician Sinéad O’Connor premiered at Sundance in 2022.

    The film screened globally and went on to win multiple awards including Best Feature Documentary and Best Debut Director at the BIFA’s, as well as clocking up not one but two Emmy nominations.
    Later that same year, Kathryn was also awarded the BFI & Chanel award for Creative Audacity for a first-time feature director.

    Kathryn and I discuss her journey into the documentary world, navigating the leap from commercial work to long form docs, as well as the kind of films she hopes to make in the future.
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Elhum Shakerifar

    Elhum Shakerifar
    Aug 9 2024
    My guest this week is BAFTA nominated producer Elhum Shakerifar. Her multi award winning credits include The Reluctant Revolutionary, The Runner, A Syrian Love Story, Even When I Fall, Almost Heaven, Island, Of Love & Law, A Northern Soul and Ayouni.

    In addition, Elhum has received a multitude of accolades as a producer over the years and continues to work innovatively to bridge the gap between UK festival visibility and distribution.

    We talk about her unconventional route into the world of producing, the importance of inclusivity and visibility in storytelling, the myriad challenges facing producers when working in precarious situations, as well as the importance of defining what success means to you as a filmmaker.
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    2 hrs and 15 mins
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