Episodes

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Director Matt Wolf takes us into the world of Pee-Wee as Himself in this episode of Westdoc Online. Host Chuck Braverman peels back the layers of Wolf’s journey—his battle for creative control with Paul Reubens, securing HBO’s backing, and collaborating with Hollywood heavyweights like producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff and the Safdie brothers.

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Chuck Braverman speaks with filmmakers Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz about their extraordinary documentary chronicling the rise and leadership of the former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Director Sean O'Malley on making his film Blue: The Art and Life of George Rodrigue and how it got on 200 PBS stations.

Wednesday May 28, 2025
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Director/producer Robert Greenwald discusses his NEW documentary on Gaza and more.

Friday May 16, 2025
Friday May 16, 2025
Set against the backdrop of his son’s first five years of life—filmmaker Justin Simms looks at modern masculinity through the lens of fatherhood as he asks an increasingly urgent question: How do we teach our boys to be better men?

Friday May 16, 2025
Friday May 16, 2025
Listen to the full interview with the director and editor of "Art for Everybody" a documentary about Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light.

Thursday Mar 27, 2025
Thursday Mar 27, 2025
"THANK YOU VERY MUCH" is a very special episode of Westdoc interviewing producer director Alex Braverman and his life long obsession with Andy Kaufman and the eight year road to producing this feature documentary.

Thursday Mar 27, 2025
Thursday Mar 27, 2025
Horton tells us his formula for low budget scripted and documentary success with digital distribution with FilmHub mostly to FAST channels like Tubi, Mubi, Amazon Prime and dozens more.

Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Sugarcane is a documentary about injustices to Native American children for generations done by the Catholic Church in the US and Canada. This is an interview with the Producers.

Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Here is an episode of Westdoc Online with Chuck Braverman that is an interview with the director of the documentary "The Only Girl in the Orchestra" about Orin O'Brien, the first full time member and a double bassist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.