In this first episode of the Far Off Sounds podcast, Nick and Jacob sit down to talk about how the series began — a conversation they’ve never fully had on record.
The short version: they drove to Mississippi in September 2012 with a camera and no particular plan, and what they found convinced them to keep going. The longer version involves a lot of wrong turns, some luck, and a sustained argument about what documentary filmmaking is actually for.
Topics covered:
- The original road trip and what they were looking for
- Why they chose film over photography or audio
- The decision to make each episode self-contained
- What “paying attention” means as a filmmaking methodology
- The tension between documentation and aesthetics