Navigating Tensions and Awkward Exchanges in Filming

This chapter explores the difficulties encountered while filming in a high-crime area and recounts a peculiar incident involving a fake dead rat at a pop-up event. The narrative highlights the unexpected consequences of their filming escapades and the tensions that arose from unconventional interactions.

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Louis speaks to John Wilson, fellow documentarian and creator of the cult-favourite series, How To...with John Wilson. The pair swap stories about their respective work, including discussing John’s collaborations with writer and producer Nathan Fielder, how joining an acapella group exposed him to the NXIVM sex-cult, and their shared disdain for mockumentaries. Plus, John turns the tables on Louis…

Warnings: Strong language and some adult themes.

Links/Attachments:

TV Show: ‘How To with John Wilson’ (2020-2023) - HBO

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0cltlm3/how-to-with-john-wilson

TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas’ (2007) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007957z/louis-theroux-gambling-in-las-vegas

TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s LA Stories’ (2014) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03zjc67/louis-therouxs-la-stories

Pitch Perfect (2012)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbsapmW0bg

Song: ‘Roxanne’, The Police (1978)

https://open.spotify.com/track/3EYOJ48Et32uATr9ZmLnAo