How to be an Ethical Filmmaker with Benn Wiebe

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Today I’m talking to filmmaker, campaigner and ethical filmmaker Benn Wiebe.
Benn has produced entertainment news for the US and China but now works on social impact driven projects, he wants to make a difference, from being embedded with humanitarian rangers in Iraq, to producing a SXSW winning and Oscar shortlisted documentaries.
I chatted to Benn about how he wants to help to make the industry healthier, tips for dealing with mental health issues while working in a creative industry and how to make and promote social impact documentaries. Enjoy!

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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Benn's route into the film and televsion industry (00:00:50)

3. Advice for his younger self (00:03:01)

4. Day one on the big Jennifer Aniston Movie (00:04:54)

5. What is an Impact Producer? (00:08:28)

6. At what point does Impact producing start in production? (00:10:57)

7. Advice for promoting your own social impact project (00:12:47)

8. Mental Health, dealing with Complex PTSD and ADD (00:16:12)

9. How does Benn Manage his Mental Health Conditions on a film production? (00:20:14)

10. Safety on set - the Sarah Jones Midnight Rider accident (00:24:18)

11. Documentary filmmaking - responsibility to your subjects and the project (00:29:58)