{"podcast":{"title":"Making Media Now","slug":"making-media-now-2373812","podcast_index_feed_id":2373812,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/fcmakingmedia/feed.xml","website_url":"https://fcmakingmedia.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10087066/MMNl-Podcast-final-02.png","author":"Filmmakers Collaborative","episode_count":100,"summary":"Making Media Now, presented by Filmmakers Collaborative, 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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T22:18:51.916371+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-media-now-2373812"},"episode":{"title":"Joshua Seftel Enters \"All The Empty Rooms\"","slug":"joshua-seftel-enters-all-the-empty-rooms","published_at":"2025-12-26T13:48:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-media-now-2373812/joshua-seftel-enters-all-the-empty-rooms","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-media-now-2373812","url":"https://fcmakingmedia.podbean.com/e/joshua-seftel-enters-all-the-empty-rooms/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/39mjwvk5jdmtxcaz/Episode_1708h7qj.mp3","summary":"On this episode host Michael Azevedo welcomes back Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Joshua Seftel to discuss his latest documentary, \"All the Empty Rooms,\" which is currently available on Netflix and has been short-listed for the 2025 Oscars in the category of best documentary short. Across America, bedrooms sit untouched — walls still covered in posters, clothes folded neatly in drawers — silent memorials to children lost to gun violence. \"All the Empty Rooms\" is a 33-minute documentary that follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman on a seven-year journey visiting families who have lost a child, photographing each child’s room as it was on their last day. These “sacred spaces frozen in time” form an intimate portrait of grief, love, and the enduring need for empathy. 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. About the host: www.writevoicecreative.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-azevedo/ Sound Engineer: A.J. Kierstead","meta_description":"On this episode host Michael Azevedo welcomes back Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Joshua Seftel to discuss his latest documentary, \"All the Empty Rooms…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3073,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-media-now-2373812/episodes/joshua-seftel-enters-all-the-empty-rooms/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-media-now-2373812/joshua-seftel-enters-all-the-empty-rooms.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}