'The Redeem Team' Director Jon Weinbach Teaches Us How to Sell The Stories We Love

Have you ever wondered how you can make your niche documentary appealing to a wider audience? Jon Weinbach, a sports documentary filmmaker, shares his techniques on how to do that very thing. In this episode, we talk about… What influenced Jon to pursue documentary filmmaking His background as a journalist for the Wall Street Journal Jon’s journey with sports docs such as 30 for 30 and The Last Dance The Redeem Team, a film about the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball team Developing a deeper narrative to the basketball film Interview techniques - be authentic and ask new questions Pitching the documentary to the Netflix executives Mentioned in the episode: The Redeem Team on Netflix 30 for 30 The Last Dance Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/   Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool   Twitter  https://twitter.com/nofilmschool   YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool Get your questions answered on the podcast by emailing [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices