Re: What Documentaries Influenced You Most and Why?

Okay, I'm gonna stick my neck out and be prepared for you all to chop my head off, but if I had to name an influence, one person I'd claim is Michael Moore. Before you chop, let me say first, that I know his work is regarded by some as more fiction than documentary, and I do realize that his opinion and his slanted facts spit loogies in the face of true documentaries - got it. I don't agree with his politics, and I don't think he'd look good in a Speedo. Bash bash bash. However...

What I like about MM is his ability to extricate emotion from the viewer. I like his narrations, and I like that he's ballsy enough to walk up and interview anyone. I like that he sticks with it, even after he's been turned down over and over. "Roger And Me" was a boo-hoo fest, but I liked how he made it. "Fahrenheit 911" was full of it, but it made me think and ask questions. "Bowling For Columbine" is anti-gun, while I hold a concealed carry license and hunt anything that moves, but I appreciate the balls it took for him to do what he did, say what he said, and demand action.

Our area suffered from terrible floods in 2007, and I did a documentary about the flood and tried to channel my inner MM monologue as I voiced the bleak, helpless narration. The doc went over very well.

KC Allen
Allen Film & Video

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