{"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":"Gabe Polsky (The Man Who Saves the World? | In Theaters)","slug":"gabe-polsky-the-man-who-saves-the-world-in-theaters","published_at":"2025-11-06T03:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dangerous-art-of-the-documentary-5662616/gabe-polsky-the-man-who-saves-the-world-in-theaters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dangerous-art-of-the-documentary-5662616","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DEP4147632639.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DEP4147632639.mp3","summary":"Director Gabe Polsky’s new documentary “The Man Who Saves the World?” tells the story of Patrick McCollum, a spiritual leader living in Moraga, California. The twist is this: certain Indigenous leaders in the Amazon believed Patrick is the answer to an ancient prophecy––the one who will unite and save the world. Gabe talks to Tiller about how he decided to dive all the way into this topic (3:45), his reliance on instinct while shooting (13:00), the complicated relationship he formed with the lead subject (20:00), the patchwork editorial process (27:30), and the hardest parts about making a film (31:00). 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 Gabe Polsky’s new documentary “The Man Who Saves the World?” tells the story of Patrick McCollum, a spiritual leader living in Moraga, California…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2404,"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/gabe-polsky-the-man-who-saves-the-world-in-theaters/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/gabe-polsky-the-man-who-saves-the-world-in-theaters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}