From Business to Bisping: Canadian Filmmaker Shane Fennessey on Storytelling, Mental Health & Making Docs

About this episode

Chris Liddle interviews Canadian filmmaker Shane Fennessey about storytelling, mental health, and the documentary filmmaking process in Canada.

🎙️ Chasing Common Ground with Shane Fennessey: A Deep Dive into Storytelling, Mental Resilience & Documentary Filmmaking in Canada In this episode, Chris Liddle chats with Canadian filmmaker and documentary producer Shane Fennessey about the power of storytelling, navigating mental health, and building a creative career through persistence, purpose, and passion. From his early days in business school to working on docs like Bisping and Making Coco , Shane shares raw insights into the Canadian film industry—and why Edmonton might just be a hidden creative hub. Whether you're a filmmaker, podcaster, or just love a good origin story, this episode is packed with real talk, behind-the-scenes gems, and inspiration. 🎯 SEO Keywords : Canadian filmmakers, documentary filmmaking, podcasting resilience, storytelling in film, Edmonton creatives ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Intro: Who is Shane Fennessey?03:10 – From business school to behind the camera06:45 – Why storytelling matters in every profession09:30 – Building a filmmaking career in Edmonton13:00 – Shane’s first documentary gig: Making Coco 17:20 – Mental health and the creative hustle21:40 – How Bisping came together27:00 – What most…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Liddle

Guest: Shane Fennessey

Topics covered

• storytelling
• mental health
• documentary filmmaking
• Canadian film industry
• creative career
• persistence
• passion

Keywords

• Canadian filmmakers
• documentary filmmaking
• podcasting resilience
• storytelling in film
• Edmonton creatives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Score G Productions

Books & works: Bisping, Making Coco

Places: Edmonton

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