Chuck Braverman

Westdoc Online

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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.

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Chuck Braverman

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Nov 4, 2026

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Episodes

The Making of Blue Dog 19.06.2025

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

Robert Greenwald Talks About Filmmaking 28.05.2025

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

Sons - A Documentary 16.05.2025

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?

Art For Everybody - A Documentary about Thomas Kinkade 16.05.2025

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

Thank You Very Much - The Only Andy Kaufman Documentary 27.03.2025

"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.

Movies Making Money - J. Horton 27.03.2025

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.

Justice_for_Native_Americans_Sugarcane_an_Interview_with_the_Producers 09.02.2025

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.

Only_Girl_in_the_Orchestra_An_Interview_with_the_Director 09.02.2025

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.

Making_A_Murderer_Documentary 28.01.2025

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

Being_Mary_Tyler_Moore 28.01.2025

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

Selma_Blairs_Fight_With_Multiple_Sclerosis 28.01.2025

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.

A Conversation with Thom Powers (TIFF Programmer) 22.01.2025

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

The Lost Leonardo: The Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold 22.01.2025

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

Multimillion-dollar business from user-generated videos Jukin Media 22.01.2025

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

The_Remarkable_Life_of_Ibelin 15.01.2025

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.

The_Big_Conn_500_Million_Dollar_Fraud 15.01.2025

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.

I_Am_Richard_Pryor_a_Documentary 15.01.2025

An interview with the director of the documentary "I am Richard Pryor."

The_Painter_and_the_Thief_Documentary_Interview 08.01.2025

Director Benjamin Ree and Executive Producer Morgan Neville discuss the documentary "The Painter and the Thief," as story of an unlikely friendship that occurred after an art thief was arrested.

Discussing_Robin_Williams_with_Marina_Zenovich 08.01.2025

Director Marina Zenovich discusses her documentary "What do Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Roman Polanski, and ESPN have in common?" and other highlights of her career. 

Belushi_The_Documentary_with_Director_RJ_Cutler 08.01.2025

An interview with the director of the documentary "Belushi," R.J. Cutler. Cutler discusses the making of that film and others.

Tim_Wardle_Three_Identical_Strangers_Documentary_Interview 08.01.2025

Director Tim Wardle discusses the making of the documentary "Three Identical Strangers," a story about triplets who were separated at birth and only found each other as adults.

Gabriel_Francis_Paz_Goodenough_and_Mayor_Brandon_Scott_Body_Politic 08.01.2025

Cameraman Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough directs his first feature documentary and it's a doozy. His cinema vérité crew spent five years in Baltimore, following our other guest Mayor Brandon Scott, an idealistic young leader with an ambitious plan to stop chronic violence. Recorded December 7, 2024. Throughout his first year in office, he fights powerful political forces to save lives in Baltimore...

Frida_Intimate_Documentary_Interview_Carla_Gutiérrez 08.01.2025

Peruvian born Gutiérrez speaks with Westdoc about her own connection with Kahlo’s art - as a woman, an artist, and a Latina  - her struggle with learning English as a teen, and the importance of using Kahlo’s own words, in Spanish, for the film’s narration.  FRIDA the documentary is available on Amazon Prime.

RAOUL PECK – Ernest Cole: Lost & Found 27.11.2024

Producer Director Raoul Peck in a conversation about the making of his new feature documetary ERNEST COLE: LOST AND FOUND, the injustices of apartheid, the grueling necessity of film promotion, the connections between all stories, cinema’s death-by-streaming, and the need to sometime self-finance. 32 minutes, recorded November 19, 2024.

IAN BONHOTE & PETER ETTEDGUI – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 19.11.2024

Christopher Reeve played the Man of Steel in four films, but his real superpowers didn’t emerge until after his tragic accident. Filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, who made Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, speak with Westdoc about their long journey to get the film made, Reeve’s family and their personal memories, clearance, licensing, financing and the essence of documentary charac...

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