About this episode
Jon Else is an award-winning documentarian, cinematographer, and MacArthur Genius grant recipient. Over 40 years before Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER, Jon directed THE DAY AFTER TRINITY, a documentary film about J. Robert Oppenheimer. For almost two decades, Jon led the documentary program at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism where he met then journalism student, now collaborator and friend, Pete Nicks. On this episode, Jon and Pete deep dive into their careers in documentary film. Learn more and read the transcript of this conversation at ProximityMedia.com . (01:59) Get Reel (09:04) Meeting at Cal and getting into documentary (19:20) From FRUITVALE STATION to THE FORCE (29:57) Advice for documentary filmmakers today (34:30) From THE DAY AFTER TRINITY to OPPENHEIMER (36:22) Prox Recs CONNECT WITH PROXIMITY MEDIA: Follow us on Instagram , Twitter , and TikTok . We’re also on YouTube . Learn more at ProximityMedia.com . Text PROX to 510-998-3176 or head to subtext.to/prox for updates on new episodes and latest projects from Proximity Media. CREDITS: In Proximity is a production of Proximity Media Executive Producers: Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Paola Mardo Theme Song and Additional Music: Ludwig Göransson Producer: Caitlin Plummer Associate Producer: Celine Mendiola Sound Designer and Mix Engineer: Ken Nana Editors: Cedric Wilson, Judybelle Camangyan Production Assistant: Isabella Miller Design and Social Media: Alexandria Santana