Behind The Lens

We've got the cream of the crop and the pick of the litter this week on BEHIND THE LENS thanks to our guests SANTINO PANICO, DANA NACHMAN, and DON HARDY. First up is SANTINO PANICO. Sports fans may know Santino best from his days as an All-American on the gridiron or most recently as a marathon runner, but what few may know is that Santino proves himself to be an accomplished storyteller and filmmaker with the documentary, FROM THE GROUND UP. Focusing on his journey from meat eating football player to a marathoning vegan, on this freshman directorial journey, Santino opens our eyes into a world of "plant-based" eating. Hear the passion and enthusiasm in Santino's voice as he talks about not only the whats and whys of plant-based eating but the whats and whys and hows of real grassroots filmmaking from self-financing to corraling interview subjects to editing to licensing/clearances (a real testament to Santino's conviction in making this documentary is his patience in obtaining cleara