Navigating Documentary Filmmaking

This chapter explores the speaker's journey as a documentary maker, detailing the struggles of fame versus financial stability while filming compelling stories. They recount their experience with an Irish gypsy traveller, emphasizing the challenges of authenticity and safety in unconventional environments. The conversation reveals insights into the complexity of identity, societal perceptions, and the impact of media representation on diverse communities.

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This week, Louis sits down with Danny Dyer, the Bafta-winning actor and all-round national treasure. The pair discuss Danny’s experience battling addiction while performing on stage, their shared fascination with UFOs, and whether Danny would ever do Shakespeare. Plus, Danny reveals what he really thinks about being described as ‘the people’s Louis Theroux’.

Links/Attachments:

Via – UK Drug and Alcohol Addiction Charity

https://www.viaorg.uk/

TV Show: ‘Who Do You Think You Are? (2007 – Present) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t575

Book: Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel (2009)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Hall-Shortlisted-Golden-Booker/dp/0007230206

TV Show: ‘Wolf Hall’ (2015) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gfy74/wolf-hall-series-1-1-three-card-trick

Loving (1995)

https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/loving/umc.cmc.46n84c1skr7ogikets6qczv2v

Play: Hamlet, William Shakespeare (~1600)