{"podcast":{"title":"The Dangerous Art of the Documentary","slug":"the-dangerous-art-of-the-documentary-5662616","podcast_index_feed_id":5662616,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/DEP4279522969","website_url":"https://the-dangerous-art-of-the-documentary.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f583c1bc-eb46-11ed-a0fd-9b7373469835/image/de-tillerrussell-option-1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Matthew Beaudoin","episode_count":95,"summary":"Filmmaker Tiller Russell (Waco: American Apocalypse, Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, Operation Odessa, The Last Narc, The Seven Five) exchanges the camera for a microphone, sitting down with other documentary filmmakers for riveting, in-depth conversations about their most successful, iconic or recent films.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T02:18:39.351678+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dangerous-art-of-the-documentary-5662616"},"episode":{"title":"David Borenstein (Mr. Nobody Against Putin)","slug":"david-borenstein-mr-nobody-against-putin","published_at":"2026-02-13T22:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dangerous-art-of-the-documentary-5662616/david-borenstein-mr-nobody-against-putin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dangerous-art-of-the-documentary-5662616","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DEP9296208233.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DEP9296208233.mp3","summary":"Director David Borenstein’s latest documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” is nominated for Best Documentary Feature in the 2026 Academy Awards. It follows a Russian teacher as he secretly documents his school becoming a war recruitment center during the Ukraine invasion. In his conversation with Tiller, David discussed the myth of the auteur director (3:00), adjusting his initial vision for the film (9:00), constructing the film with the teacher’s voice-over (17:00), the drama of the opening scene (24:00), and the broader context this film touches on (32:30). Produced by: Jacob Miller Executive Producer: Tiller Russell Music by: James Carroll, Graham Tracey & Zydepunk Distributed by: Jake Brennan & Brady Sadler, Double Elvis Productions","meta_description":"Director David Borenstein’s latest documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” is nominated for Best Documentary Feature in the 2026 Academy Awards. It follows…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2368,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dangerous-art-of-the-documentary-5662616/episodes/david-borenstein-mr-nobody-against-putin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dangerous-art-of-the-documentary-5662616/david-borenstein-mr-nobody-against-putin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}