Jon Else and Pete Nicks on Documentary, Truth, and Oppenheimer

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