Beyond The Lens
Season 1 of Beyond The Lens will focus on Sports Documentaries. Seth Shapiro (Founder and EP of Diesel Films) and AJ Speaks (Sr. Producer, Miami HEAT) sit down with some of the industry’s best filmmakers. From Billy Corben discussing 'The U' to Steve James describing the riveting details behind his documentary, Hoop Dreams. Seth and AJ get the untold stories of how these docs are brought to life and pull back the curtain on all the challenges these filmmakers have to overcome from concept to completion. This is Beyond the Lens, from Diesel Films // www.dieselfilmsinc.com // info@dieselfilmsinc.com
Podcasting since 2021 • 28 episodes
Beyond The Lens
Latest Episodes
Eric Newman: Kevin Garnett Doc (Showtime)
Eric Newman’s journey to the top of Showtime basketball was one of hard work and dedication. An accomplished basketball coach on the Nike circuit, Newman used an experience he had with Kobe Bryant at Rucker Park to springboard himself into the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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59:48
Steve James: Hoop Dreams
Steve James needs no introduction. In my opinion, the most prolific sports documentarian of all time. He took his vision from the Cabrini Greens playground in Chicago to what became Hoop Dreams, the most successful sports doc of all time, the f...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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57:11
Rudy Valdez: Breakaway: The Maya Moore Story
Self taught and self-made, Rudy Valdez is a shooting star in the world of documentary filmmaking. After his sister was incarcerated for 15 years and separated from her 3 children for a first time, non-violent offense, Rudy Valdez picked up a ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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53:12
Clay Tweel: Gleason
After a chance meeting with super producer Seth Gordon on his first film set as a production assistant, Clay Tweel quickly packed his bags and moved from Virginia to Los Angeles. In LA, Tweel honed his craft as a jack of all trades, he learned ...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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46:11
Peter Ettedgui and Ian Bonhote: Rising Phoenix (Netflix)
After winning a BAFTA nomination for their first documentary, McQueen, a Greek tragedy about fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen, Peter Ettedgui and Ian Bonhote turned their attention to another powerful subject, the Paralympics, its history...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:02:40