documentarians

1. DOCUMENTARIANS
BY EMILY THOMPSON

2. LOUIS THEROUX
 British documentary filmmaker and broadcaster.
 Most famous for the documentaries ‘Louis
Theroux’s weird weekends’ (1998-2000) and
‘When Louis met…’(2000-2002).
 His career began with journalism and writing,
which is what his brother and father are famous
for.
 He is currently working with BBC to produce his
series and documentaries.
 He mostly makes documentaries about
controversial issues and people.
 His main trade mark is always wearing
spectacles!
 He has a brother called Marcel Theroux who is a
writer and journalist.

3. LOUIS THEROUX –
PERSONAL QUOTES
 “As a student of bizarre organizations and
eccentric people, the BBC feels like my natural
home”
“I am not that comfortable doing polemic or
being strident. It is not me. I think what I am good
at is getting to know people”

4. HIS DOCUMENTARIES
o Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends
o When Louis Met…
o BBC Two Specials
o LA Stories
o Extreme Love: Dementia
o America’s Most Dangerous Pets
o America’s Most Hated Family in Crisis
o The City Addicted to Crystal Meth

5. MICHAEL MOORE
 Michael Moore is an American documentary
filmmaker, producer, writer, author, journalist and
actor.
 He is most famous for his documentaries ‘Bowling
for Columbine’ (2002) ‘Fahrenheit’ (2004) and
‘Sicko’ (2007).
 ‘Fahrenheit’ is the highest-grossing documentary
all time and is extremely popular.
 He was arrested during the filming of “Sleep now
in the fire” for protesting Wall Street and the
investment of American money overseas.
 He previously briefly served as both editor and
columnist for Mother Jones magazine.
 He attended the university of Michigan-Flint in
the 1970’s.

6. MICHAEL MOORE –
PERSONAL QUOTES
“I do not compromise my values and I do not
compromise my work. That is why I have been
kicked from one network to the next; I won’t give
in.”
“Americans, when they see Fahrenheit 9/11, will
see things they have never seen before.”
People want to see documentaries, but there’s a
disconnect between that desire and the
exhibitors out there.

7. HIS DOCUMENTARIES
o Fahrenheit 9/11
o Sicko
o Bowling for Columbine
o Capitalism: A Love Story
o Roger and Me
o The Big One
o Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint

8. NICK BROOMFIELD
 Nick Broomfield is a British filmmaker, who
attended Cardiff university and the University
of Essex.
 He is also known for being a director and
producer.
 He was the last person to ever interview Aileen
Wuornos before she was executed.
 Broomfield is mostly known ‘Kurt and Courtney’
(1998),’Aileen: Life and death of a serial killer’
(2003) and ‘Battle for Haditha’ (2007).

9. NICK BROOMFIELD –
PERSONAL QUOTES
“I was taught by someone who loved
observational films where people are made to
feel completely adequate about the way they
are”
“A film is a portrait of an aspect of society”
“Chaos is a creative place to work from”
“Dennis Potter once said watching my films was
like watching someone on the toilet”

10. HIS DOCUMENTARIES
o Soldier girls
o Tattooed tears
o Aileen Wuornous: The selling of a serial killer
o Too white for me
o Gosling’s Travels: Whittingham
o Battle for Haditha
o Kurt and Courtney