Documentarian Of Disparity Gifts

Poor vs Rich

"It was years ago, for a nature documentary, and they said it was going to be very artistic."

Contrary to popular belief, the road to Hell is paved with a comprehensive, lifetime tax return.

Kirsten Johnson

Police film evidence

Crocodile

Michael Moore creates a UK equivalent of Fahrenheit 9/11

'The rich get richer, but what do the poor get?'

"Ugh! Stop making a drama documentary out of a molehill."

"I remembered that time you said you wished you had a biographer."

My friend, Ernie, the documentary filmmaker, is producing a series about beverages. One film follows a man's search for the perfect lager. The working title is "The Beer Hunter." He found a group of young women in high school who are fantastic baristas. "Bean Girls." Espresso. Another movie will uncover animosity in the orange juice business. Maybe I should call it "Pulp Friction." And he's examining vineyards and winemakers all over the globe. I'll call the film "Planet of the Grapes"!

Oil in Nigeria.

'I still say these shots need more action.'

A fly on the wall documentary.

'Great! So that's the film... Now for the sound!'

"Those pervs from the nature channel are filming us again."

Ernie is a documentary filmmaker who tells stories of folks in their professional lives -- I think he should wonk on his film titles more. One film looked at the surprisingly competitive cutthroat world of the dry cleaning business. "The Hanger Games." In another, we see astronomers traveling to remote locations to escape light pollution. "The Dark Night." Ernie showed us the bond among young butchers in an increasingly vegan world. "Stand by Meat"! And he told us the story of a man who i

'Hold it - someone's filming this without permission!'

Michael Moore

'If whales are so intelligent, why do they swim near Japan?'

'Coming up next...more of man's inhumanity to man...in hi-def.'

"Looks like charity is the transfer of money from poor people in rich counties to rich people in poor countries."

'Because it's there.' ... 'Because he may fall.'

Tony Robinson

The Young Jacques Cousteau at the Beach with his Mother.

'You're a funny beggar, switching off the sound just because Joanna Lumley is ENTHUSING!'

"This is going to be a real Fly - On - The - Wall documentary."

Casting Wildlife Films.

Rain Forest Filmcrew

I have a video phone and I'm not afraid to use it.

An environmental documentary crew filming garbage washing up on the beach.

Social lens of the photojournalist

Goosestepping Nazi Geese

Filming the Crocodile.

"Why doesn't Ken Burns make a documentary about this?"