In my documentary practice,I’ve realized I want to tell stories where you would say to someone, ”You just had to be there.” There’s a certain feeling that a camera over someone’s shoulder as they’re running through the halls of Congress or through the streets of their city. Other times, if you don’t have to think about budget, the story will tell you what it needs. So often, stories have to be written because that’s most cost-effective. I may think that a story deserves to be a three-minute digital documentary, photo essay, and podcast, but if you don’t have the resources to make that happen, then you can’t. In journalism, budgets are a huge factor. I have philosophical thoughts as well as practical ones. How do you decide what medium to tell what story? Right? It’s translating an idea into an iteration of that idea, whether through words or through a visual medium. In a way, storytelling, journalism and other art making is a form of translation. It was something that I never really gave up. After school, my grandpa would pick me up and we would go to the DMV and I would translate things for him. This was during the process of them applying for their American citizenship. If you had asked me throughout those childhood years what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always said that I wanted to be a translator, because I would always translate for my grandparents. I grew up in a Mexican and Bolivian household, and I was raised in my formative years by my Bolivian grandparents who didn’t speak great English. Since I was a kid I’ve really been obsessed with being able to communicate things in different languages. I’ve always thought about storytelling in different formats. ![]() Have you always been drawn to several mediums and formats? I think it feels silly sometimes to list them all, but it’s important because they’re all real. Sometimes the being has to come before the doing-or believing that you can. So do I get to call myself a screenwriter now or do I need some sort of institutional approval before I can claim that title? That’s been a question of my life. I’ve finally written my first pilot of a TV show. I would say podcast producer, video producer, director, painter, and DJ. With Ludwig surpassing 40,000 subs during his never-ending stream, it's clear the streamer doesn't need any more subscribers than he already has, and with more than 50 hours remaining on the clock, we're sure that the number will continue to rise.By my count, you’re a writer, editor, podcast host, and painter.
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