Dark Ages: Raking Muck in the New Millennium

A chill seems to have descended on the political documentary. Considering the state of the world, shouldn’t the exposé be exploding? Where does the problem lie? Did September 11 and the consequent war on terrorism render it déclassé to agitate? If political docs are being made but not being shown, why not? What role do broadcasters and funders have in this conundrum? Are they compromising in favor of the market’s tepid palette? Is there a viable market? Newsday film critic John Anderson engages filmmakers Eugene Jarecki (The Trials of Henry Kissinger); Jose Padilha (Bus 174); international broadcaster Nick Fraser, Storyville, BBC, UK; and distributor Debra Zimmerman, Women Make Movies, in a debate over the state of the political documentary.

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John Anderson
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Eugene Jarecki
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José Padilha
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Paul Fraser
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Debra Zimmerman
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