Part 1 of 2.

Taylor Morden is friend, documentary filmmaker, and generally awesome person. He's best known as the director of The Last Blockbuster, Pick It Up: Ska in 90s.  

He also holds the distinction of being the first guest on the previous incarnation of this podcast when it was called Reel Life, just 5 days before The Last Blockbuster hit streamers. 

We recorded this back and June and a lot of ground to cover – so we are breaking this interview up into two parts. 

On this episode we’re going to talk about the process behind his upcoming film Unstuffed, about the phenomenon of Build-A-Bear, and working with brand to produce commissioned documentaries. 

We’ll release part 2 the week of August 15th where we focus on his project currently in principal photography Getting Lost – about the fandom around the massively possible and now highly controversial TV series. 

Thanks for listening, and as always be sure to like and subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

IN THIS EPISODE. Buckle that chin strap and hold on tight to that just stick because it's going to be a wild ride! On the debut episode of my new podcast Hand Held with Dan Napoli, I talk with acclaimed filmmaker Ben Berman about his two part ESPN 30 for 30 film The American Gladiators Documentary. Listen to Ben and I talk about managing an unreliable narrator, what happens when key characters won’t appear, and how he and co-director Kirk Johnson created one of the most new distinct documentaries in recent memory. (Warning Contains explicit language ; mild, occasional swearing) ABOUT HAND HELD PODCAST

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