{"podcast":{"title":"The Making Of","slug":"the-making-of-6828982","podcast_index_feed_id":6828982,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/656496.rss","website_url":"https://themakingof.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/656496/15fe7cdd29dc8d3f4af89b104c92c866.jpg","author":"The Making Of","episode_count":139,"summary":"\"The Making Of\" explores the creative pros behind-the-scenes of today's top films and TV shows.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-making-of-6828982"},"episode":{"title":"Soledad O’Brien and “The Devil Is Busy\" Directors on Making the Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Film","slug":"soledad-o-brien-and-the-devil-is-busy-directors-on-making-the-oscar-nominated-documentary-short-film","published_at":"2026-02-26T17:18:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-making-of-6828982/soledad-o-brien-and-the-devil-is-busy-directors-on-making-the-oscar-nominated-documentary-short-film","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-making-of-6828982","url":"https://themakingof.substack.com/p/soledad-obrien-and-the-devil-is-busy","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187814595/ba922d5ac26529abf5a877dbf0522544.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we welcome Soledad O’Brien , Geeta Gandbhir , and Christalyn Hampton , the team behind the Oscar-nominated documentary short, The Devil Is Busy . Soledad serves as Executive Producer, with Geeta and Christalyn co-directing the film. The Devil Is Busy follows a day in the life of Tracii, the head of security at a women’s healthcare clinic in Atlanta, who works tirelessly to protect the safety of the women who walk through its doors. In our conversation, the team shares on the origins of the project, the challenges of making it, and their creative workflows. They also reflect on the state of documentary film — and share advice for emerging filmmakers navigating today’s landscape. “The Making Of” is presented by AJA: From cinema to proAV: gaining a competitive edge with streaming knowledge The worlds of cinema production and proAV are converging. Cinema-grade equipment is making its way into more stadiums, houses of worship, and concert venues. Because of this, professionals that understand the tools and disciplines powering both will stand out. Get ahead of the curve with the latest streaming insights and gear from AJA. Kodak Announces Honorees for the Eighth Annual Kodak Film Awards Autumn Durald Arkapaw to Receive Lumiere Award; Kristen Stewart to Receive First Feature Award; Christopher Nolan to Present Inaugural Keighley Award The 8th Annual Kodak Film Awards will take place on Monday evening, March 2, 2026, at the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Clubhouse in Hollywood at an invitation-only event honoring Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Joachim Trier, Kristen Stewart, Patricia Keighley of IMAX, Salomon Ligthelm and the acclaimed television series Fallout. Read more here Now with Massive 8TB Capacity—Thunderbolt 5 Speed The OWC Envoy Pro Ultra now c…","meta_description":"In this episode, we welcome Soledad O’Brien , Geeta Gandbhir , and Christalyn Hampton , the team behind the Oscar-nominated documentary short, The Devil I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1203,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-making-of-6828982/episodes/soledad-o-brien-and-the-devil-is-busy-directors-on-making-the-oscar-nominated-documentary-short-film/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-making-of-6828982/soledad-o-brien-and-the-devil-is-busy-directors-on-making-the-oscar-nominated-documentary-short-film.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}