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The Question
Is there anything to do about political corruption?
About This Conversation
I sit down with Bryan Fogel, Oscar-winning director of Icarus and The Dissident. We discuss the creative processes behind his films as well as the political corruption exposed in them.
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How to build trust with film subjects
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Is there anything to do about political corruption?
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The books that had an impact on Bryan Fogel
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Bryan Fogel's advice for teenagers
Recurring Questions
Recurring Question
"What books have had an impact on you?"
For Young Listeners
"What advice do you have for teenagers?"
Resources Mentioned
Guest Bio
Bryan Fogel is the Award-winning Academy director of ICARUS, a documentary film about the whistleblower at the center of Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program. The film won the 2018 Oscar for Best Documentary and the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize. He was awarded the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalism, nominated for the BAFTA Award, three Emmys and the DGA Award for Best Direction. ICARUS contributed to Russia’s ban from the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2020’s Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act. Most recently, Bryan directed The Dissident, a documentary feature about the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, which was nominated for a BAFTA award, and the winner of the WGA award.
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