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Documentarian David Osit (Thank You For Playing, Mayor) rocked Sundance with his latest film, Predators, which takes on the complicated legacy of the To Catch a Predator phenomenon. Zach speaks with the filmmaker about interviewing Chris Hansen, choosing subjects like Skeeter Jean (aka Skeet Hansen), and making a film that confronts its audience. Check out our thoughts on Predators and our other Sundance favorites - https://youtu.be/yOIl1FpgUsM?si=TrfMg76KRQO0_VOKTIMECODES...00:00 - Intro00:40 - Why make this film?02:52 - Use of raw footage from To Catch a Predator05:03 - Drawing parallels between styles of true crime documentary and self-indictment11:16 - Filming with Skeet Hansen and deciding on a subject13:58 - On the bait and switch approach to storytelling14:58 - Interviewing Chris Hansen17:53 - Challenging passive audiences20:49 - Making a film while balancing other jobs in film23:36 - David Osit’s next documentary27:12 - Favorite recent watchesIf you like this podcast, share it and leave us a 5-star re