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Episode 54: Reenactors
In the last episode, we met Flavie and Thomas: two French cast members from The Girl Who Wore Freedom who are tour guides and reenactors. Listen in as they discuss the significant role reenactments play when passing history from generation ...
Episode 53: Guests from Normandy
In this episode, our hosts are joined by Flavie and Thomas: two cast members from The Girl Who Wore Freedom. These two are from Normandy, France but how they wound up staying with Christian was quite the adventure! As a ...
Episode 52: Animatic?
In this episode, co-hosts Jason Rugg, Joshua Lindsay, and Christian Taylor are joined by guest Yesenia Thomas to discuss exciting plans for an animatic and where things are at with the latest cut of the film. Want to help us ...
Episode 51: Learning from Sundance
In this episode, Director Christian Taylor shares what it was like to visit the Sundance Film Festival and bump into celebrities (sometimes literally)! Her documentary film is almost ready to enter festivals and this turned into the perfect opportunity to ...
Episode 50: Surprised by Sundance
In this episode, Director Christian Taylor shares what it was like to take a plunge and attend the Sundance Film Festival. Listen in and hear her stories about things that she was surprised by and what she figured out not ...
Episode 49: Rerun of Episode 1: Origins
This episode originally aired on March 6th, 2019. It's been a very exciting couple of weeks and we thought it'd be good to revisit our origin story. -- Today we talk origin stories. We’re looking at how Director Christian Taylor ...
Episode 48: Process
In a previous episode, hosts Christian, Josh, and Jason discuss the important lesson of killing sacred cows (or killing your babies) in order to set aside personal emotions and improve the film. In this episode, Christian shares how this helped ...
Episode 47: Rewrite (Again)
As we near the final stages of the film, Director Christian Taylor continues to get critical feedback and has to make difficult decisions. This time, more sacred cows are cut out and voiceover work is scrapped and rewritten to accommodate ...
Episode 46: Critical Feedback
What should you do when you get critical feedback? In previous episodes, we talked about the practice of killing your babies and working with experienced consultants to make the film better. This episode is all about hearing difficult feedback and ...
Episode 45: Consultants
It's critically important to get professional help or consulting throughout the entire process of producing a film. How else would a first time filmmaker know what to look out for when trial and error are so costly in both time ...
In this episode of Documentary First, host Christian Taylor and co-host Hunter Taylor are joined by Josh Nowell and Jim Rasberry, the dynamic duo behind The Heirloom Hotel & Cooking School in Laurel, Mississippi. They discuss the transformative power of storytelling, being on HGTV’s Hometown, and community revitalization.
As serial entrepreneurs, Josh and Jim share their journey of creating The Heirloom, a unique project blending hospitality and digital storytelling to preserve legacies and foster community connections. The conversation delves into the evolution of media consumption, focusing on the impact of streaming platforms, social media, and the shift in how content creators engage with their audiences.
They highlight the significance of building authentic relationships and digital communities, a concept that is central to both their business and storytelling philosophy. We learn how their work is reshaping the hospitality industry and how the Heirloom network is using storytelling to bridge the past and future.
Link: https://theheirloom.us/
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00:00 Introduction to Documentary First
01:27 The Heirloom Project Unveiled
05:08 The Journey of Serial Entrepreneurship
06:10 Storytelling as a Core Value
08:04 Connecting Through Shared Hometowns
11:38 The Legacy of the Heirloom
15:20 The Heirloom Network and Its Vision
20:21 Creating Memorable Experiences
25:28 The Importance of Storytelling
30:12 The Evolution of Media and Storytelling
32:20 The Evolution of Media Consumption
34:21 Industry Analysis and Strategic Insights
38:19 Competition for Viewer Attention
41:26 Building Digital Communities
48:04 The Power of Relationships in Storytelling