The Dangerous Art of the Documentary

The Dangerous Art of the Documentary

18 movie-matched episodes

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.

Pompei: Below the Clouds
Gianfranco Rosi (Pompei: Below the Clouds)
Love and War
Chai Vasarhelyi & Lynsey Addario (Love+War | National Geographic)
Love and War (2027) · Nov 21, 2025
The Man Who Saves the World?
Gabe Polsky (The Man Who Saves the World? | In Theaters)
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant
Bill Banowsky & Paul O'Bryan (A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant)
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
Thom Zimny (Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & and the E Street Band)
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Errol Morris (Chaos: The Manson Murders | Netflix)
One to One: John & Yoko
Kevin Macdonald (One to One: John & Yoko)
Paris Lost and Found
Raoul Peck (Ernest Cole: Lost and Found)
Elton John: Never Too Late
R.J. Cutler (Elton John: Never Too Late | Disney+)
Kiss the Future
Nenad Cicin-Sain (Kiss the Future | Paramount+)
Kiss the Future (2024) · Sep 6, 2024
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
Sam Jones (Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off | Max)
Skywalkers: A Love Story
Jeff Zimbalist (Skywalkers: A Love Story | Netflix)
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Alex Gibney (In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon | Amazon & Apple TV+)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Avi Belkin (Mike Wallace is Here | Max)
Moonage Daydream
Brett Morgen (Moonage Daydream | Max)
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Griffin Dunne (Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold | Netflix)
R.J. Cutler (Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus and Mayhem in the USA | MGM+)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Emmett Malloy (Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell)