So, documentary’s rebirth?
Friday, May 9th, 2008Good to see The Times engaging with documentary , even if it is harking back to a supposed golden age (I mean, it totally was a golden age in the 30s to 50s but all ages are a bit golden to me) of British docs.
But really people, that is a pretty lazy article. Documentary never died, but if it did have a rebirth, it certainly wasn’t last week, it started at least 5 years ago when the possibilities of digital video came to fruition for all purses, and we’re still a-going on with it. And whats this with the list? Four random filmmakers - great. That sums it up totally. That represents all documentaries being made in the UK. Yep.
And four is the internationally recognised number for a good list, isn’t it?
Silly. You want 4 top British doc-makers? I do like all those 4 a lot but it’s not them. My money is on:
Andrew Kotting
Molly Dineen
Morgan Matthews
Daisy Asquith.
Easy as bloody pie… (that’s not someone’s name)