Ted Passon's guest appearances

Ted Passon

KUCI: Film School

Live from RADIOKISMET with Christopher Plant

Ambients

Maori Holmes

Donald Trump

John Sayles

Sam Jones

Billy Mize

David Sutherland

Alex Gibney

John Adams

Adam Carolla

Noël Wells

Jennifer Brea

Alexis Bloom

Mark Grieco

David Klein

Bassem Youssef

OwlTail

Yoni Brook

PHILLY D.A. is a multi-part series that details the dramatic work inside the office of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner as he and his team work to end mass incarceration and transform the criminal justice system from the inside. In 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had one of the highest incarceration rates of any major city in the United States. And it’s become the epicenter of a historic experiment that could shape the future of prosecution in America for decades to come. When civil rights attorney Larry Krasner mounted a long-shot campaign to become District Attorney, he ran on a bold pledge: to end mass incarceration by changing the culture of the criminal justice system from within. He shocked the establishment by winning in a landslide. Now, the bureaucrats he spent his campaign denigrating are his co-workers; the police he alienated are his rank-and-file law enforcers. Pressure comes from all sides of a system resistant to reform. Krasner’s unapologetic promise to use the power of the D.A.’s office for sweeping change is what got him elected; now that he’s in office, that same stubbornness threatens to alienate those he needs to work with the most. From the eye of this political storm, filmmakers Ted Passon, Yoni Brook, and Nicole Salazar gained unprecedented access into Krasner’s office and behind the scenes of the criminal justice system. Over the course of eight episodes, PHILLY D.A.  explores the most pressing social issues of our time—police brutality, the opioid crisis, gun violence, and mass incarceration—through the lens of an idealistic team attempting fundamental overhaul from within the system. The series debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, with its broadcast premiere in April of 2021 on ITVS's flagship, Emmy award-winning documentary anthology series Independent Lens on PBS, followed by First Look Media’s streaming service Topic. For more news go to: pbs.org/independentlens/philly-da

PHILLY D.A. is a multi-part series that details the dramatic work inside the office of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner as he and his team work to end mass incarceration and transform the criminal justice system from the inside. In 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had one of the highest incarceration rates of any major city in the United States. And it’s become the epicenter of a historic experiment that could shape the future of prosecution in America for decades to come. When civil rights attorney Larry Krasner mounted a long-shot campaign to become District Attorney, he ran on a bold pledge: to end mass incarceration by changing the culture of the criminal justice system from within. He shocked the establishment by winning in a landslide. Now, the bureaucrats he spent his campaign denigrating are his co-workers; the police he alienated are his rank-and-file law enforcers. Pressure comes from all sides of a system resistant to reform. Krasner’s unapologetic promise to use the power of the D.A.’s office for sweeping change is what got him elected; now that he’s in office, that same stubbornness threatens to alienate those he needs to work with the most. From the eye of this political storm, filmmakers Ted Passon, Yoni Brook, and Nicole Salazar gained unprecedented access into Krasner’s office and behind the scenes of the criminal justice system. Over the course of eight episodes, PHILLY D.A.  explores the most pressing social issues of our time—police brutality, the opioid crisis, gun violence, and mass incarceration—through the lens of an idealistic team attempting fundamental overhaul from within the system. The series debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, with its broadcast premiere in April of 2021 on ITVS's flagship, Emmy award-winning documentary anthology series Independent Lens on PBS, followed by First Look Media’s streaming service Topic.  For more news go to: <a href="http://pbs.org/independentlens/philly-da" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pbs.org/independentlens/philly-da</a>

Philly D.A. / FIlm School Radio interview with Co-directors Yoni Brook and Ted Passon

Ted Passon is the co-founder of All Ages Productions, a Philly-based creative and video production company that has been doing incredible documentary, commercial, and music video work for over a decade.  Philly DA is their most recent production that is out on PBS that Ted co-directed with Yoni Brooks and is a fascinating eight-part series that follows the polarizing Larry Krasner from campaigning for, and then winning, office of district attorney. Ted gives us very interesting insight into the mechanics of producing the documentary, and we discuss activism, progressivism and other words with the suffix “-ism”. You also hear about the formation of All Ages, it’s challenges and successes, and the employees that Ted has such deep appreciation for.  AllAgesProductions.com Must watch: Philly DA on PBS Worn Stories on Netflix Please support Ambients: www.patreon.com/ambients Instagram: @ambients.podcast  FB: Ambients Podcast Podcast and music produced by Michael Robinson Big thanks to the listeners financially supporting this podcast. It means a lot. Thanks to Laris Kreslins for marketing, production, and booking guidance. contact: LKreslins@gmail.com Thanks to Justin Geller for technical audio support. contact: jgeller@gmail.com  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ambients/message

Ted Passon is the co-founder of All Ages Productions, a Philly-based creative and video production company that has been doing incredible documentary, commercial, and music video work for over a decade. Philly DA is their most recent production that is out on PBS that Ted co-directed with Yoni Brooks and is a fascinating eight-part series that follows the polarizing Larry Krasner from campaigning for, and then winning, office of district attorney. Ted gives us very interesting insight into the mechanics of producing the documentary, and we discuss activism, progressivism and other words with the suffix “-ism”. You also hear about the formation of All Ages, it’s challenges and successes, and the employees that Ted has such deep appreciation for.  <a href="http://AllAgesProductions.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AllAgesProductions.com</a> Must watch: Philly DA on PBS Worn Stories on Netflix Please support Ambients: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ambients" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ambients</a> Instagram: @ambients.podcast  FB: Ambients Podcast Podcast and music produced by Michael Robinson Big thanks to the listeners financially supporting this podcast. It means a lot. Thanks to Laris Kreslins for marketing, production, and booking guidance. contact: <a href="mailto:LKreslins@gmail.com">LKreslins@gmail.com</a> Thanks to Justin Geller for technical audio support. contact: <a href="mailto:jgeller@gmail.com">jgeller@gmail.com</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/ambients/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/ambients/message</a>

Co-director of groundbreaking documentary 'Philly DA': Ted Passon (All Ages Productions)

Host Christopher Plant is joined by Ted Passon to discuss the the influence of music, the challenges of filmmaking, and the election of Larry Krasner. Ted is an award-winning director, writer, producer, and video artist. He created and directed the highly anticipated PBS docuseries PHILLY D.A., along with director Yoni Brook and producer Nicole Salazar. You can learn more about Ted on his website tedpasson.com, or his companies website allagesproductions.com

Host Christopher Plant is joined by Ted Passon to discuss the the influence of music, the challenges of filmmaking, and the election of Larry Krasner. Ted is an award-winning director, writer, producer, and video artist. He created and directed the highly anticipated PBS docuseries PHILLY D.A., along with director Yoni Brook and producer Nicole Salazar. You can learn more about Ted on his website <a href="http://tedpasson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tedpasson.com</a>, or his companies website <a href="http://allagesproductions.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">allagesproductions.com</a>

The Unlikely Documentarian With Ted Passon