The Fog of Truth: Close-Up on Documentaries

Christopher Llewellyn Reed and Bart Weiss

A podcast about documentaries

  • 25 minutes 53 seconds
    Oscar Nominated Docs
    Justina, Bart, and John are back! In this episode of 'The Fog of Truth', the hosts engage in a vibrant discussion about the Oscar-nominated short films. As they anticipate the Oscar celebration broadcast, they share their individual experiences and projects, including attending South by Southwest and working on book drafts. The debate opens with remarks on the absence of American-made documentaries in the best feature documentary category, celebrating international contributions instead. They meticulously review each short documentary nominee, providing insights into their themes, distribution, and impacts on audiences. The films discussed include 'The ABCs of Book Banning', 'The Barber of Little Rock', 'Island in Between', 'The Last Repair Shop', and 'Na, Nai and Wipo'. Special attention is given to the importance of storytelling, the role of major distributors in supporting short films, and the impact of these documentaries on real-world issues such as book banning, community banking, and cultural identities. The hosts express their favorites and speculate on potential Oscar winners, emphasizing the power of documentaries to frame pressing societal issues compellingly. 00:00 Introduction and Catching Up 00:51 Oscar Features and Controversies 01:35 Oscar Nominated Short Films: A Discussion 19:50 The ABCs of Book Banning: A Deep Dive 24:30 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
    8 March 2024, 4:18 am
  • 28 minutes 6 seconds
    The Blind Eye Artist and Objects

    Bart and John talk about two documentaries that have been playing the festival circuit and are now available at home. Bart Interviews, and Ashwin Chaudhary director of The Blind Eye Artist and Vincent Liota director of Objects.

    9 January 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 9 seconds
    Sound of the Police

    Justina, John and Bart review and discuss, Stanley Nelsons film The Sound of the Police.

    21 September 2023, 11:30 am
  • 20 minutes 14 seconds
    Docs we watch over and over again.

    John Wildman, Justina Walford, and Bart Weiss talk about documentary films we watch over and over again.

    John discusses "Echo in the Caynon", and Justina discusses "Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control," and Bart talked about "Primary."

    24 August 2023, 11:00 am
  • 29 minutes 6 seconds
    TRUE CRIME

    Bart Justina and John talk about true crime documraires

    edited by Zac Cousineau 

     

    5 August 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 56 seconds
    Interview with Roddy Bogawa about Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

    Bart Interviews Roddy Bogawa, who tells the fascinating story of how this film came to be, and almost getting an interview with Daivd Bowie.

    13 July 2023, 2:16 pm
  • 19 minutes 33 seconds
    Jack Has a Plan, Interview with Bradley Berman

    After the joint review in the last Podcast, Bart interview the filmmaker Bradley Berman

    8 June 2023, 6:56 pm
  • 18 minutes 12 seconds
    Jack Has a Plan Joint Review Season 14 Episode 3

    John Bart and Justina Review the Documentary Jack has a Plan.

    8 June 2023, 10:00 am
  • 26 minutes 47 seconds
    Pink Floyd X2

    Bart, Justina, and John talk about 2 new documentaries centering on Pink Floyd. The first is "Squaring the Circle (the story of hipgnosis)," a film by Anton Corbijn about the legendary company that made some of the most iconic album covers but started by working with Pink Floyd. The second, "Have you Got it Yet? The Story of Syd Barett and Pink Floyd," was made by one of the founders of Hipgnosis, Storm Thorgerson and Rody Bogawa. Storm started the film years ago and passed away in 2013. Bogawa picked it up and finished it.

     

    18 May 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 58 seconds
    Women in the Front seat

    Bart Justina and John talk about the Documentary "Women in the Backseat" with Director Indy Saini and one of the Motorcyclists, Tiara Shipton.

    4 May 2023, 5:30 pm
  • 18 minutes 7 seconds
    The Pez Outlaw Episode 104

    John, Justina, and Bart talk about The Pez Outlaw, a documentary on Netflix

    This is a video episode!

    20 April 2023, 7:37 pm
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