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#204

Why You Should Interview Your Dad

with Eric Thiermann

The episode makes the case for sitting down to interview a parent, and what a career in film can teach along the way.

Guest summary

Eric Thiermann is a filmmaker who founded the production company IMPACT in the late 1970s. After a film MFA at UCLA he taught film writing and production, and has made documentary, narrative, VR and advocacy work in more than 40 countries. His credits include an Oscar nomination in 1984 for a documentary short and work as cinematographer on an Oscar-winning documentary short in 1987.

Topics

The value of recording a parent's storiesA career making films across 40+ countriesDocumentary work with awards recognition
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