In this episode Heather interviews Dave Banks, award winning documentary film-maker, writer, and photojournalist.
Tune-in to hear their conversation on:
"I knew the struggles." - Growing up with a single working mother inspired Dave to get involved with the Women's Movement and how he uses his connections to amplify the message.
"Life in the City of Angels" - Dave's passion for sharing stories with his work and the books he is working on.
"Nobody really knew what dyslexia was." - How Dave's struggle with dyslexia as a young man and an understanding teacher led him to photography and documentary filmmaking.
"There's this world over here that they're not talking about or discussing." - Dave's observations as a freelance photo journalist at Standing Rock and the Middle East on how the mainstream news media is failing to deliver real news.
"I kinda fell into it." - How Dave's work on the Wide World of Sports at ABC led him to work as a freelancer in the Middle East and his experience with PTSD.
Connect with Dave
Website - http://www.davebanksmedia.com/
Blog - https://davebanks.wordpress.com/
Twitter - @WorldlyMorsels
Instagram - @davebanksmedia
Mentioned in the Episode
Gordon Parks - http://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks/photography-archive
Dave Banks
Dave Banks is a documentary film-maker, writer and photojournalist with 30 years experience of international documentary-making, news and reality program filming. Dave's work has been recognized with 13 Emmy Award nominations; he has won three Emmys, two International Monitor Awards and one ADDY Award for writing. Dave specializes in filming remote and hostile locations in the Middle East and North Africa. His client list includes Mark Burnett Productions, Discovery Channel, Cosmo Studios, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX Networks, Warner Bros, History Channel, PBS, MPH Entertainment, Channel Nine Australia, London Weekend Television, BBC1, BBC2, NHK-Japan, German Television, and Canal Television-France.
More recently, Dave has taken to sharing his adventures through filming in such offbeat and exotic places on his blog and ultimately, via his forthcoming book 'Cue the Camels'.
Mavens Do It Better original theme music composed by Jesse Case with voice over by Julia Francis.