Episode Details

Hello, Hello! 

In this special edition of Indie Talk, we miss Bonsai Nick but bring on two fantastic guest hosts. Director and Producer Maggie Contreras (https://instagram.com/maggiecontreras) and Actress and  Producer Charity Wakefield (https://instagram.com/charitywakefield). Both worked on the incredible documentary Maestra, Executive Produced by David Letterman’s Production company, Worldwide Pants. We talk about:  

• Pros and cons of filming in Cuba
• Why Producers are elite problem solvers
• How they got access to the musicians featured in their film Maestra 
• What steps are required to produce in France effectively 
• The tricks to getting the most out of a cast and crew
• The need for a Documentary Filmmaker union
• Producer Papa Bear once again stumps and educates us with an all-new Things We Should Know
• and much more...

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More on Charity Wakefield

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CHARITY WAKEFIELD’s resumé boasts a colorful spectrum of critically and commercially acclaimed work that illustrates her fantastic talent.

Charity stars in Hulu Original drama series THE GREAT, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. Written and executive produced by Tony McNamara (The Favourite) and directed by Matt Shakman (Game of Thrones, Succession), the series charts the rise to power of Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with her husband, Peter, the emperor of Russia. The series has been nominated for Golden Globe, SAG, Emmy, MTV, and BAFTA Awards.

Since playing the romantic ‘Marianne Dashwood’ in the BBC mini-series of Jane Austen’s celebrated SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, she has appeared in some of our most noteworthy productions, including the critically acclaimed Channel 4 drama ANY HUMAN HEART, the Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated WOLF HALL, THE HALCYON (ITV), Ron Howard’s Emmy nominated GENIUS (Nat Geo);  CLOSE TO THE ENEMYdirected by Stephen Poliakoff for BBC2, the global phenomenon DOCTOR WHO; playing opposite Jack Whitehall in Sky One’s BOUNTY HUNTERS, an ‘action-comedy-drama’ also starring Oscar nomin