I second your recommendation, James. Jane's an old friend of mine and we've worked together on 3 films as producers (including my own Home Page). But separating that out, it's a project well worth supporting. Leacock is, indeed, a towering figure in doc history.
Recommended Documentaries
Recommended Docs
This is a topic where you can say which documentary has really impressed you, and why people should see it. Can be a recent one or an all-time favourite. Can't be your own though, sorry...
Praise the work of others, not your own. If you want to beat the drum for your own documentary, please don't do it here. Professionals have their own Shameless Self-Promotion topic.
We also have a Documentary Films topic for our Professionals where the debate is private and possibly more controversial. This topic here is for recommendations to the documentary-interested public.
Re: Marjan Safinia's post on Thu 17 Mar 2011: View thread
I'm honored to see La Mancha (which I edited) in such esteemed company. It was a tough edit. At times it seemed like our film, too, would suffer the fate of Gilliam's!
Re: John Burgan's post on Sat 10 Dec 2011: View thread
Thanks so much for putting up this link to "Glass." I've looked for it online before and never found it.
One of my favorite docs is "Lake of Fire," directed by Tony Kaye. I'm reminded of it, because of his recent narrative feature, "Detachment," which will soon have a theatrical release.
http://www.tonykaye.com/index.php/films/detail/lake_of_fire_trailer/
Thu 3 May 2012
Edited Thu 3 May 2012 by John Burgan
Munch's "The Scream" just sold for $120m at auction
A wealth of fascinating archive has recently been put online by The British Council
This is not as self promotion, but for "friendship" promotions.
My good friend and former co-producer, Waise Azimi, made this interesting documentary a few years back. It's called STANDING UP and its about an Afghan military unit as they go through recruitment. (I don't want to give too much away).
It's been around in the festival circuit and finally got picked up by a distribution company.
If you want to see another perspective on war, catch STANDING UP!
Here is the official website: http://www.standingupthemovie.com/index.htm
You can purchase the DVD on Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Standing-Up-Taking-Over-The/dp/B0064EGS66