Anna Moot-Levin on Her Filmmaking Journey from "Inside Job" to "Matter of Mind" for PBS

In this episode, I talk to filmmaker Anna Moot-Levin. We explore Anna’s experience working on Charles Ferguson’s Oscar-winning "Inside Job" as an Associate Producer and her more recent co-directing and co-producing work in collaboration with Laura Green on "The Providers" and "Matter of Mind: My ALS" for PBS. Anna touches upon the importance of publicly funded media and the value of film education. 

"Matter of Mind: My ALS":  www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/matter-of-mind-my-als
"The Providers": www.theprovidersdoc.com 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:48 The value of film education
• 3:54 What type of stories work in the documentary form
• 6:08 Advice for those pursuing a film education
• 8:35 Challenges of working on a feature versus a short
• 11:53 Anna's experience on "Inside Job"
• 15:55 Landing a first job on a documentary
• 18:45 Managing flexibility
• 22:03 Motivations to tell healthcare stories
• 25:05 "The Providers"
• 32:22 On collaborating with PBS and ITVS
• 33:53 "Matter of Mind: My ALS"
• 39:06 Future projects
• 42:35 The importance of publicly funded media
• 45:44 Tips on applying for ITVS funding
• 49:02 Anna's favorite filmmakers
• 50:54 Anna's favorite recent film
• 53:01 Links to Anna's work