S2.E5 - The beautiful profession of cinema (Le beau métier du cinéma)
1Description
Meet Nora Poggi, French director and producer of the acclaimed documentary She Started It. Let’s explore her cinephile roots, how she broke into the US film industry, and what it’s like making documentary films in the genre’s golden age.
Highlights:
- Growing up in Paris [01:14 ]
- What was Nora like when she was young? [01:43 ]
- Moving to the US and culture shock in America [06:24 ]
- Working as an impact producer [11:57 ]
- Being a female director [15:02 ]
- What Nora loves about making documentary films [17:00 ]
- She Started It [18:17 ]
- What mindset do you need as a journalist or documentary filmmaker? [20:32 ]
- Time management when working on lots of projects [22:45 ]
- Looking after your mental health [24:34 ]
- How to become a documentary filmmaker [25:58 ]
Transcript
Get the French transcript for free at www.nakedfrench.co: The beautiful profession of cinema
Notes:
See what Nora’s been working on: https://www.norapoggi.com/
Nora’s Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/creativedistribution/
She Started It: https://www.shestarteditfilm.com/
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Credits:
Host: Shade Souc
Producer and Narrator: Michelle Teo
Translator: Eden Rebora Mourier
Sound: Jules Quirin
Creative Storytelling: Sarah Ayres
United States
