The Dangerous Art of the Documentary

Filmmaker Tiller Russell (Waco: American Apocalypse, Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, Operation Odessa, The Last Narc, The Seven Five) exchanges the camera for a microphone, sitting down with other documentary filmmakers for riveting, in-depth conversations about their most successful, iconic or recent films.

TV & Film
Film Interviews
Society & Culture
51
Avi Belkin (Mike Wallace is Here | Max)
Avi Belkin, Director of "Mike Wallace is Here"
54 min
52
Chris Hegedus (The War Room | Max, The Criterio...
Chris Hegedus, Co-Director of "The War Room"
45 min
53
Bao Nguyen (The Greatest Night in Pop | Netflix)
Bao Nguyen, director of "The Greatest Night in Pop" on Netflix
43 min
54
Jill Magid (The Proposal)
Jill Magid, director of "The Proposal"
46 min
55
Thom Zimny (SLY | Netflix)
Thom Zimny, director of "SLY" on Netflix
47 min
56
Marilyn Agrelo (Mad Hot Ballroom)
Marilyn Agrelo, Director of "Mad Hot Ballroom"
49 min
57
Lisa Cortés & Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (The Spa...
Lisa Cortés & Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, co-directors of Nat Geo and Disney's "The Space Race"
39 min
58
Brett Morgen (Moonage Daydream | Max)
Brett Morgen, director of "Moonage Daydream" and "The Kid Stays in the Picture"
55 min
59
Seth Porges (Class Action Park | Max)
Seth Porges, director of Class Action Park
41 min
60
Steve James (Hoop Dreams, A Compassionate Spy)
Steve James, director of Hoop Dreams and A Compassionate Spy
48 min
61
Kathryn Ferguson (Nothing Compares | Paramount+)
Kathryn Ferguson, Director of "Nothing Compares)
42 min
62
Rhys Thomas & Alex Buono (Documentary Now! | Ne...
Co-Directors of Documentary Now! Rhys Thomas and Alex Buono
48 min
63
Alison Ellwood & Anoosh Tertzakian (San Francis...
Alison Ellwood & Anoosh Tertzakian, directors of MGM+'s "San Francisco Sounds"
42 min
64
Kartiki Gonsalves (The Elephant Whisperers | Ne...
Kartiki Gonsalves (The Elephant Whisperers | Netflix)
35 min
65
Chris Passig (Telemarketers | HBO)
Chris Passig (Telemarketers | HBO)
45 min
66
Griffin Dunne (Joan Didion: The Center Will Not...
Griffin Dunne, Oscar-nominated Actor, Writer, Director
38 min
67
Simon Chinn (Searching for Sugar Man, Man on Wire)
Simon Chinn, Oscar-winning Producer
50 min
68
Jeff Tremaine (Jackass)
Jeff Tremaine, Director/Writer/Producer of "Jackass" and "Bad Grandpa"
57 min
69
Julie Cohen (Every Body | In Theaters)
Julie Cohen, director of "Every Body" (now open in theaters)
33 min
70
Lesley Chilcott (Arnold | Netflix)
Lesley Chilcott, director of "Arnold" (now available on Netflix)
49 min
71
Nick Rosen & Peter Mortimer (The Alpinist | Net...
Nick Rosen and Peter Mortimer, directors of "The Alpinist" (now available on Netflix)
42 min
72
Ondi Timoner (Last Flight Home)
Acclaimed director Ondi Timoner’s latest film “Last Flight Home”
43 min
73
R.J. Cutler (Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus and M...
R.J. Cutler’s new four-part documentary series
50 min
74
Sebastian Junger (Restrepo)
Sebastian Junger's iconic Oscar-Nominated 2010 war epic RESTREPO chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, widely considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, "Restrepo," named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. Experiential, immersive, and raw, RESTREPO is a 90-minute deployment to a complicated, fraught warzone. Sebastian discusses with Tiller if it is an anti-war movie (1:43), his path to the Korengal Valley (5:30), the challenge of editing down months of footage (11:02), capturing emotional interviews with hardened soldiers (12:10), and incorporating footage of Platoon Medic Restrepo (16:30).
24 min
75
Orlando von Einsiedel (Virunga, From Devil's Br...
Academy award winning director Orlando von Einsiedel sits with Tiller to discuss his film VIRUNGA, a gripping expose of the realities of life in the Congo that follows a team of brave individuals risking their lives to protect the last mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park. Tiller also asks Orlando about his latest short film FROM DEVIL'S BREATH, a dramatic look at the catastrophic wildfires in Portugal in 2017 and a revolutionary scientific discovery creating hope in the face of climate change. During their discussion, Orlando describes his film selection process (2:10), the beginning of VIRUNGA (5:20), uncovering the story of corrupt oil drillers (9:18), recruiting an undercover journalist as a spy (13:49), financing the film (18:10), joining forces with Leonardo DiCaprio (23:00), creating FROM DEVIL'S BREATH (27:40), and intercutting dual narratives to tell one powerful story (33:10).
43 min