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Making Media Now, presented by Filmmakers Collaborative and hosted by Michael Azevedo, is a podcast dedicated to presenting informative and enlightening conversations with creators of all stripes--filmmakers, writers, directors, editors, technical experts--about their process, their vision, their joys and challenges. Listen in to meet visionaries crafting media in a range of genres and for the full spectrum of distribution platforms.
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Joining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is Signe Taylor, the director of a documentary called It’s Criminal. "It's Criminal" highlights the economic and social inequities that divide the United States and offers a vision of how separated communities can learn to speak to each other.
Poignant and personal, the 80-minute feature documentary shares the life-changing journeys of incarcerated women and Dartmouth College students working together to write and perform an original play that explores the often painful and troubled paths that landed the women behind bars and also shares some of their fragile visions for the future.
While film is currently available to stream on Prime Video, listeners in the New Hampshire area are invited to attend a special screening and Q&A with the director and several of the film’s participants on Saturday, April 26 at 2pm at Pembroke City Limits, the beating heart and cultural hub of Suncook Village, located at 134 Main Street, Pembroke NH. Check out the Pembroke City Limits website or Facebook page for more information.
Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.

Monday Apr 07, 2025
Brandon Katz on How IP Stifles Originality in Movies & TV
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.

Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
"Change, Not Charity" Examines How Disabled Americans Fought for Equality
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.

Friday Mar 21, 2025
PBS' Frontline Investigates "The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram"
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Host Michael Azevedo speaks with acclaimed filmmakers Tom Jennings and Annie Wong, the co-producers and co-directors of "The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram," a FRONTLINE/ProPublica collaboration that investigates how an online network known as Terrorgram spread extremism and violence.
The documentary traces the rise of a global community of white supremacists and the anonymous, loosely moderated platforms used to spread hate and promote terror attacks.premieres Tuesday, March 25, 2025, on PBS and online.
Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.

Friday Mar 07, 2025
Oscars Debrief with Tim Molloy of MovieMaker
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
The magazine has featured pretty much every prominent moviemaker you can think of on its cover. Its print edition is published quarterly, while its digital home, MovieMaker.com is continually updating its features and late-breaking content.
Tim and Michael had a wide-ranging chat where we discussed the 2025 Oscar winners, the pros and cons of watching movies in movie theaters, what movies Tim is looking forward to in 2025 and what makes for the perfect movie trailer!
Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.

Monday Feb 24, 2025
Alexi Cohan of GBH News Discusses "Politics IRL"
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.

Friday Jan 24, 2025
Bob Bowdon Disrupts the Video Streaming Business
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.

Friday Jan 17, 2025
PBS' NOVA Asks: What Are UFOs?
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.

Thursday Jan 02, 2025
PBS Doc "Minted" Explores & Deciphers the World of NFTs and Digital Art
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Host Michael Azevedo is joined on this episode by Nicholas Bruckman the writer, producer, and director of a new documentary called Minted, which provides an insider’s look at the rise and fall of the NFT (non-fungible token) phenomenon and how technology transformed the traditional art world, for better and worse.
Featuring verité footage and candid interviews with groundbreaking artists at the center of this phenomenon, Minted delves into the complex world of the $40 billion NFT digital art market.
Minted will have its broadcast premiere as part of the PBS Independent Lens series on January 6 and will be available to stream via the PBS app for 90 days thereafter.
Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.

Friday Dec 20, 2024
BIKFF Presents Nicola Rose's "Magnetosphere"
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024