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Stranded in the Atlantic Ocean for 76 days with nothing but a life raft, a spear, and sheer will, Steven Callahan’s true survival story became the obsession of filmmaker Joe Wein.

In this episode, host John Cooke sits down with Joe to explore how he transformed this impossible story into an award-winning documentary. Joe shares the behind-the-scenes challenges of bringing 76 Days Adrift to life and how he managed to find funding for the film.

Key insights from this episode:

  • Creative ways to finance an indie documentary
  • Building momentum through proof-of-concept and persistence
  • Why indie filmmaking is a team sport, not a solo act

Chapters:

(00:00) Meet Joe Wein

(01:13) Why Joe chose to make a documentary out of Steven Callahan’s story

(03:14) How to film what no one recorded

(04:24) Recreating the scenes

(07:23) Scoring the documentary with Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump

(08:59) Getting Ang Lee on board

(10:03) What it really takes to commit to a documentary

(13:39) Raising money the indie way

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