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.

Speak - An Interview with Director Jennifer Tiexiera and Co Director/DP Guy Mossman

Director Jennifer Tiexiera and Co Director/DP Guy Mossman discuss the new documentary Speak with moderator Chuck Braverman.

09-30
28:32

It's Never Over - Jeff Buckley

An interview with the director producer of "It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley" a documentary about the fallen star of the 90s.

07-30
30:00

The Making of Pee-Wee Unmasked

Director Matt Wolf takes us into the world of Pee-Wee as Himself in this episode of Westdoc Online. Host Chuck Braverman peels back the layers of Wolf’s journey—his battle for creative control with Paul Reubens, securing HBO’s backing, and collaborating with Hollywood heavyweights like producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff and the Safdie brothers.

06-19
27:00

PRIME MINISTER TRANSCONTINENTAL COLLABORATION

Chuck Braverman speaks with filmmakers Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz about their extraordinary documentary chronicling the rise and leadership of the former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

06-19
30:00

The Making of Blue Dog

Director Sean O'Malley on making his film Blue: The Art and Life of George Rodrigue and how it got on 200 PBS stations.

06-19
30:00

Robert Greenwald Talks About Filmmaking

Director/producer Robert Greenwald discusses his NEW documentary on Gaza and more.

05-28
33:00

Sons - A Documentary

Set against the backdrop of his son’s first five years of life—filmmaker Justin Simms looks at modern masculinity through the lens of fatherhood as he asks an increasingly urgent question: How do we teach our boys to be better men?

05-16
30:00

Art For Everybody - A Documentary about Thomas Kinkade

Listen to the full interview with the director and editor of "Art for Everybody" a documentary about Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light.

05-16
28:00

Thank You Very Much - The Only Andy Kaufman Documentary

"THANK YOU VERY MUCH" is a very special episode of Westdoc interviewing producer director Alex Braverman and his life long obsession with Andy Kaufman and the eight year road to producing this feature documentary.

03-27
28:00

Movies Making Money - J. Horton

Horton tells us his formula for low budget scripted and documentary success with digital distribution with FilmHub mostly to FAST channels like Tubi, Mubi, Amazon Prime and dozens more.

03-27
38:00

Justice_for_Native_Americans_Sugarcane_an_Interview_with_the_Producers

Sugarcane is a documentary about injustices to Native American children for generations done by the Catholic Church in the US and Canada. This is an interview with the Producers.

02-09
28:00

Only_Girl_in_the_Orchestra_An_Interview_with_the_Director

Here is an episode of Westdoc Online with Chuck Braverman that is an interview with the director of the documentary "The Only Girl in the Orchestra" about Orin O'Brien, the first full time member and a double bassist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

02-09
27:00

Making_A_Murderer_Documentary

An interview with defense council Dean Strang. A Netflix Documentary and true crime story.

01-28
41:00

Being_Mary_Tyler_Moore

An interview with the director of "Being Mary Tyler Moore," a documentary about the Emmy award winning actress and women's rights activist.

01-28
41:00

Selma_Blairs_Fight_With_Multiple_Sclerosis

An interview with the director of the documentary "Introducing Selma Blair," a documentary about her fight with Multiple Sclerosis and a stem cell replacement surgery.

01-28
32:00

A Conversation with Thom Powers (TIFF Programmer)

An interview with Thom Powers, the Programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival.

01-22
29:37

The Lost Leonardo: The Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold

An interview with the director of the documentary that tells the story of an alleged lost painting from Leonardo DaVinci.

01-22
38:00

Multimillion-dollar business from user-generated videos Jukin Media

CEO of Jukin Media discusses how he took home videos from other people and turned it into a multi million dollar business.

01-22
00:33

The_Remarkable_Life_of_Ibelin

The story of a wheelchair bound online World of Warcraft gamer who lived his life through a character in Azeroth making friends all across Europe and bringing joy to his life.

01-15
30:00

The_Big_Conn_500_Million_Dollar_Fraud

An interview with the directors of The Big Conn, the largest Social Security scam in history. They also talk about the McDonald's fraud for the Monopoly game.

01-15
26:00

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