Documentary Influences:
Julie Checkoway: Whilst producing and reporting radio stories for NPR's Morning Edition and PRI's This American Life, Julie came across an artist by the name of Billy Pappas which led to her first film, Waiting For Hockney. |
 | http://www.channel4.com/programmes/true-stories-waiting-for-hockney True Stories: Waiting For Hockney How long would you take to make your dream come true? Billy Pappas takes us through his answer. This documentary follows Billy Pappas and the people that have helped and encouraged him to make his dream come true. Watch as Billy Pappas takes us through a decade of work and determination to make a single painting of Marilyn Monroe and his dream of meeting and showing his work to a man named Hockney. See Below For Further Analysis.
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Michael Moore:
An american film-making known for such documentaries: Sicko, Capitalism: a love story, Farenheit 9/11, and Bowling for Columbine. After getting fired from Mother Jones because he refused to run an article which he thought was inaccurate, Moore went on to sue for wrongful dismissal and with it came a $58, 000 settlement which launched his filming career with Roger and me.
Sicko: Health care, should it be paid by the government? This is one question people may ask, and this documentary follows Michael Moore on his quest to find out all the different ways in which countries handle health care. In this documentary we see Michael Moore see how the US Government handles health care and how so many people feel it's a corrupt system as in the cases seen in this documentary many American's do not have the money in order to pay for their health care. We venture across the border up north into Canada and see how in extreme cases some American's will break the rules and try to get free health care by crossing the border or even to the extreme by marrying Canadian's just to get health care. Michael Moore goes to many more locations including the likes of, the UK, France, and even Guatanoma Bay in Cuba (although official named as part of the US), in order to find out about the different policies about health care, and how people see it as an advantage or disadvantage the way the US handles it. See Below For Further Analysis.
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Rickie Haywood-Williams:
Not often recognised for a documentary, Rickie Haywood-Williams is a British MTV Presenter who often gives the audience on the latest music and entertainment news on MTV throughout the afternoon. He has presented documentaries however including, My Weapon Is A Dog, and Cannabis: Britain's Secret Farms.
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First shown on BBCThree Cannabis: Britain's Secret Farms Should Cannabis be legalized? Many think so. It is reported that alcohol could be more harmful than cannabis, so why is it that alcohol is legal and cannabis is not.... Ricki Haywood-Williams takes through the everyday life of cannabis, its users, and the police that make a stand against it. Watch as we travel to Amsterdam the cannabis capital of the world and get the views of cannabis users, and the effect's it has had one some people who use to use it. See Below For Further Analysis.
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http://www.channel4.com/programmes/my-new-brain/4od#3127048 My New Brain Simon used to be a normal university student. He would have nights out, study for a degree and had great friends, All that changed after an accident during a night out in which he fell on his head and was in a coma for weeks. Watch as we see Simon go through rehab and how his accident has changed him, his family and friends. We go to the place where the accident happened and see if he can remember any of it. With a brain injury it's hard to tell if he will ever go back to how he used to be. See Below For Further Analysis.
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