How Extreme Birdwatching on YouTube could redefine Hollywood.

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Previously titled “How a YouTube Doc Rewrote the Hollywood Playbook” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 5, 2026

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Today on The Colin and Samir Show we speak with filmmaker Owen Reiser. When he realized his work in nature documentaries was drying up, he decided to make his own. The result was Listers , a two-hour birdwatching documentary he made with his brother. It cost him $16,000 and he uploaded straight to YouTube with the ads turned off. It reached millions of people, built a community around his work, and created an interesting revenue model for films on YouTube. We talk with Owen about how he pulled it off, how much he made, why he turned down Hollywood offers, and what Listers says about the future of filmmaking on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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