About Us
RAIN media is an independent documentary production company. Its programs have earned many prestigious awards, and have spanned the widest possible range of subject and technique. RAIN media was created in 1998 by Martin Smith.
— Frequently asked questions, interview with Martin Smith
- Why did you begin RAIN media?
- I had been an independent producer in the 1980’s and had strayed off into staff jobs at FRONTLINE in Boston (1990-94) and at ABC News Peter Jennings Reporting (1994-98) and wanted to get back to it.
- What kinds of films did you want to do?
- The challenge is in making something confusing a little clearer. Domestic or foreign, it doesn’t matter.
- How do I get a job with RAIN media?
- Well, once in a while we hire people we meet. Write us an email at info@rainmedia.net and tell us why we should. But we are a small company and there's been very little turnover here. We are not a big outfit with a lot of high paying jobs. People work here cause they like it and they are expected to work very hard.
- What are your favorite films?
- They are like children, all hard to raise. I don't want to pick favorites, because the better ones turn out that way as much because of luck as hard work. As someone once pointed out to me, it is as difficult to do a bad film as it is to do a good one.
- What are biggest obstacles in documentary reporting today?
- PR people, large bureaucracies, flight cancellations, bad weather and violence are all obstacles.
- How do you decide what to do?
- The best part of the work is that it gives you license to follow your own curiosity about the world.
