Finding Rachel

Greg Elmer

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A film director discuses the challenges of making a documentary film (The TV Show) about a popular and controversial Youtube channel (’Rachel’s Ghost’).

18H AGO

Ep. 12 - The Pitch!

Greg talks to Irwin Oostindie (Voor Urban Labs, Vancouver) about how he can improve his terrible pitching skills in advance of the HotDocs International film festival in Toronto. https://voor.ca/ sojudocs.ca #Rachel'sGhost #TheTVshowDoc

27 min
MAR 14

Ep. 11: Post-production Multi-tasking

Greg updates on the status of film edit, promotion, and impending pitches to buyers and broadcasters in advance of the 2025 HotDocs Film Festival in April. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35931848/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm #TheTVShowDoc #Rachel'sGhost

14 min
FEB 5

Episode 10: Troll Politics w/Justin Ling

Montreal based journalist Justin Ling joins Greg to talk about Trump and the internet fuelled 'troll politics' era. https://www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/nothing-is-sincere-and-everything #TheTVShowDoc #Rachel'sGhost #trump #troll #trolling

28 min
JAN 27

Ep. 9: Mazzy's Resistance!

Norman Maslov (aka Mazzy) joins Greg to talk about his Youtube "resistance", the end of Rachel's Ghost channel, and the importance of not saying the word "Trump".

46 min
JAN 22

RIP Rachel's Ghost

MartyinOregon joins Greg to talk about the end of Rachel's Ghost Show and it's potential impact the end of the documentary film.

34 min
JAN 10

Ep 7: David Donley, music & sound

Acclaimed musician and frequent Rachel's Ghost guest David Donley joins Greg to discuss producing sound and music for films.

36 min
12/26/2024

Episode 6: Concussed

Greg pushes through his concussion on boxing day to bring you a truly exhilarating podcast episode.

28 min
12/07/2024

Episode 5: Jason Roxas explains Youtube & the Vinyl Community

Greg asks Jason Roxas to help him understand the online vinyl community and different Youtube channel formats.

35 min
12/02/2024

Episode 4: CASH

Greg procrastinates more about his budget needs. Music ("The Coat") by Oregon Marty. Thanks Marty!

34 min
11/26/2024

Episode 3: CRASH, BANG!

Greg has a short weep after killing his new hard drive but quickly moves on to map out the film script and assemble some film's first sequences.

18 min
11/14/2024

Episode 2: So much footage. Weep.

Greg talks about coming to terms with the 30+ hours of footage from two cinema cameras, a drone mounted camera, and video from an online platform. He uses the word 'anxiety' a few too many times. The paper edit of the film has begun.

20 min
11/12/2024

Episode 1: Finding Rachel

Greg talks about his goals for launching the podcast -- in the first instance, an effort to document the process of making the documentary film 'The TV Show'. The film tries to unravel the complex political, emotional, and social dynamics on display on a Youtube panel program (the channel "Rachels Ghost"). Here's the short pitch for the doc film: A MAGA supporting 'trans person of colour' prepares her loyal Youtube audience for the U.S. presidential results.

22 min

12 Episodes

A film director discuses the challenges of making a documentary film (The TV Show) about a popular and controversial Youtube channel (’Rachel’s Ghost’).

Creator

Greg Elmer
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

12
Rating

Explicit
Show Website

Finding Rachel

Finding Rachel

Episodes

Ep. 12 - The Pitch!

Ep. 11: Post-production Multi-tasking

Episode 10: Troll Politics w/Justin Ling

Ep. 9: Mazzy's Resistance!

RIP Rachel's Ghost

Ep 7: David Donley, music & sound

Episode 6: Concussed

Episode 5: Jason Roxas explains Youtube & the Vinyl Community

Episode 4: CASH

Episode 3: CRASH, BANG!

Episode 2: So much footage. Weep.

Episode 1: Finding Rachel

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