Show Notes
Oscar-winning producer Diane Becker sits down with AJ to talk about her path to producing, including her experiences making the award-winning Navalny and this year's The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. But first, they'll dive into Diane's formative indie film days helping to build indieWIRE (yes, we still write it that way) and Lou Dobbs' space.com. They also talk about Diane's trip to Boulder, Colorado to get a sneak peak of what next year's Sundance is going to look like and they break down hopes for an LA Dodgers three-peat.
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