How to Tell Unique Stories by Producing and Directing Indie Films & Documentaries with 'American Meme' filmmaker Bert Marcus and host Giles Alderson

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On this WEEKS PODCAST Bert Marcus dropped in for a chat with Giles Alderson to discuss how he makes his Indie films and documentaries.

Bert Marcus’ production company BMP has been in the industry for over a decade and has released critically acclaimed documentaries such as Teenage Paparazzo (2010), How To Make Money Selling Drugs (2013), Champs (2015), What We Started (2018) and The American Meme (2018) that was most recently released on Netflix and has been trending for over a month since its release. He’s also worked with A-listers like Matt Damon, 50 Cent, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Susan Sarandon, Denzel Washington, Mike Tyson, Paris Hilton, Hailey Baldwin and more.

 

Giles and Bert talked about using the documentary form as an accessible, lower budget start for filmmakers including his produced features - Teenage Paparazzo, How to Make Money Selling Drugs.

 

BERT MARCUS WEBSITE https://www.bertmarcus.com/

AMERICAN MEME trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms8OdjWJRPY

 

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