Rick Altizer | He Calls Me Daughter

About this episode

Rick Altizer discusses his career as a film director and music producer, including his latest documentary 'He Calls Me Daughter'.

Our guest in this episode is Rick Altizer, an award-winning film director, recording artist, music producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and radio show host. Altizer directed the Kendrick Brothers' documentary Show Me the Father, which played in more than 1,100 theaters nationwide and earned an A+ CinemaScore—an honor achieved by only a handful of films each year. He also directed Russ Taff: I Still Believe, which received nine film festival awards. In addition, Altizer has directed three award-winning documentaries for comedian Chonda Pierce: Unashamed (#2 film in America), Enough (#2 film in America), and Laughing in the Dark (#5 film in America). A two-time Dove Award–nominated music producer, Altizer has sold more than one million albums and has produced music for artists including Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, and Russ Taff. As a recording artist, he has released seven studio albums and earned three Top 10 singles. Altizer is currently directing the feature documentary He Calls Me Daughter. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Jan. They have two sons, David and Matthew, two daughters-in-law, Laura and Kimmy, and three grandsons: Ryan…

People in this episode

Host: George Hayworth

Guest: Rick Altizer

Topics covered

• film directing
• music production
• documentary filmmaking
• family
• fatherhood

Keywords

• Rick Altizer
• documentary
• music producer
• Kendrick Brothers
• fatherhood
• film awards
• Nashville

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kendrick Brothers

Books & works: Show Me the Father, Russ Taff: I Still Believe, Unashamed, Enough, Laughing in the Dark

Places: Nashville, Tennessee

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