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
Beyond The Lens
Anthony Smith: Jim Brown, A Football Life
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Episode 4
In this episode we welcome Award Winning Director Anthony Smith who has been a driving force at NFL Media for the last 16 years. Among his important work in the Social Justice space for the NFL, Anthony has directed documentaries about Fritz Pollard, Nipsey Hussle and for this conversation we will go Beyond The Lens on his film about the dynamic Hall of Fame Running Back, Jim Brown, as part of the NFL Films documentary series A Football Life. Anthony was just nominated for 7 Sports Emmys Awards, an impressive feat.
Anthony tells us how his military upbringing helped shaped his love of movies, what it was like being in the presence of the great Jim Brown and he shares some insightful advice for aspiring filmmakers.