Episode 186: Carentan Adventures with Chad & Tayler Part 1

Christian & Jason finally get to chat with Tayler & Chad Gilchrist.

We find out how they met Christian and the journey of going to France this past summer to be a part of the team to film the sizzle reel for the Carentan Project.

A brief update from Jason and Christian. Christian shared more about her meeting at the 101st Airborne Division.

A new idea about interviewing 101st historians and or commanders of the units that liberated Carentan to get the military perspective of what would have been going through the minds of the people that were liberating the town. Daniel Matthews – PAO, he was more than happy to figure out how to, you know, coordinate with us to maybe do some of these recordings.

Christian talked about her challenges in funding the Carentan Project, she said, you know, there might be somebody that might have some aligned interest with I have, this person that I know, and he/she might be willing to talk to you. And I was like, really? Yeah, he’s like, Well, have you ever heard of Imagine Entertainment?

Q: Do you know who this company is? If not, you will hear who is connected to this amazing company, Sarah Bernstein, who is an amazing producer in her own right.

She wishes to hear some positive outcomes from that conversation. Let’s believe that there will be follow-through in the new year.

There is so much to share about this connection that Christian dives right into introducing us to Chad & Taylor and the fun begins.

We first learn about how Tayler connected to Christian on her journey to learn more about making documentaries.

And Phil Vischer is a loose connection to Chad through his mother. It’s fun to hear how the team got connected. Not to mention that they became Patreon supporters that really influenced Christian to finally meet them for lunch.

Hear how prayer and serendipitous moments collide to move things to the next level. How an invitation for “per-honeymoon” pitch went to full engagement in organizing / producing the shoot in Carentan. Hear their heart on how they could make this filming experience and better than the previous times while filming for TGWWF.

Massive shout out to Mindy Cook who has been a key team player for Christian and the Documentary First team. A great team working together makes such a big difference and takes things to the next level.

Hear how Tayler worked through the short pre-production time she had before getting on the plane. How does one prepare for working overseas and in a country where English is not the main language spoken?

Find out how they built a team and how Francois was a key player with helping.

There are more stories to come. Tune in to the next episode to find out more. Christian will also share some stories about Francois.

DocuView Déjà Vu:
Tayler Gilchrist:
Into The Deep (2020), 90 mins, Netflix, True Crime Documentary