Episode 39 - Marion Schmidt - “Freedom”
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Episode 39 - Marion Schmidt - “Freedom”

Photo Credit: Dox Box

[Image Description: B&W photo. Marion is a white woman with curly shoulder-length hair. She is pictured from the chest up. She wears a necklace and a top with spaghetti straps. She smiles.]

In this episode, I speak with doc industry professional, Marion Schmidt. During our conversation, we chat about how she got into docs, her time in Egpyt during the Arab Spring, and her founding of Dox Box and the initiative, the International Documentary Convention. We also chat about the organization she co-founded with past guest Brigid O’Shea, the Documentary Association of Europe. Because the Documentary Association of Europe is about opening doors and breaking chains, this epsode’’s song is Freedom by Andreya Triana, Our conversation was recorded in January 2022.

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Episode 4 - Sonya Childress - “I Am the Black Gold of the Sun”

Episode 4 - Sonya Childress - “I Am the Black Gold of the Sun”

[Image description: Sonya Childress smiles. She wears a multi-colored top.]

In this episode, I speak with Sonya Childress, Senior Fellow at the Perspective Fund, about her pioneering work in the field of documentary and impact. Because in all her work, she centers People of Color and Blackness, in particular, this week’s song is the New Rotary Connection’s classic, “I Am the Black Gold of the Sun.”

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