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Mar 2023
1h 58m

All Too Human: Storytelling, Filmmaking,...

REVOLUTIONARY LEFT RADIO
About this episode
Michael Workman is a talented filmmaker from Montana, and is also the Director of Features Programming at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, as well as a board member of Means TV. Michael joins Breht to discuss his films, Means TV, Soviet and American Cinema, Stanely Kubrick, how film can be used to raise class consciousness, storytelling, the lives of our fathers, and much more. 

Michael's latest film, Meantime, will be streaming on Means TV and has won a bunch of awards like the Best Short Film Award at Telluride Mountainfilm, Best Short Documentary Award at BendFilm Festival and the Vimeo Staff Pick Award at Palm Springs ShortFest.

Michael's website: https://michaeltworkman.com/

Join and Support Means TV here: https://means.tv/

Check out Michaels film Meantime here: https://means.tv/programs/meantime

Outro music: "Fashion" by Nicholas Merz

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