Marriage Documentarian Gifts

How government officials propose.

"Her first word was 'paparazzi'. "

The Food Chain

Live Stream

Police film evidence

Kirsten Johnson

Crocodile

Michael Moore creates a UK equivalent of Fahrenheit 9/11

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"!

Maria Sibylla Merian

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

'It isn't supposed to taste good. It's furniture polish.'

A fly on the wall documentary.

'I still say these shots need more action.'

'No, he didn't have any last words,his wife was in there and she did all of the talking right up to the end.'

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

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

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

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

"Oh, you were on automatic pilot? And what about her? Was she on automatic pilot, too?"

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

Michael Moore

People Planet.

'It's a deal: we don't eat you, and you get us on Jacques Cousteau's next special.'

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

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

Social lens of the photojournalist

'So is this your lazy days of summer, or are we still working on spring?'

The Young Jacques Cousteau at the Beach with his Mother.

"The notches on his tusks? That's the number of rivals my daddy has defeated!"

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

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

Rain Forest Filmcrew

"Yes I know...she just needs a passport!"

"Well look who's waiting with bated breath!!"