Upcoming Doc and Dog Projects
On Friday night the Glenwild clubhouse was filled with documentary filmmakers more than willing to talk about their upcoming projects.
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady ("Boys of Baraka," "Jesus Camp"), have been tapped to help adapt non-fiction bestseller "Freakonomics" into a feature doc. "A tough job," admitted Ewing.
Ross Kauffman (Oscar winner for "Born into Brothels", is headed to Tanzania to look at child trafficking. Tiffany Schlain ("The Tribe, "Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness"), was in town to raise funds for a doc linking hot-button political issues. Working title: "A Declaration of Interdependence."
Perhaps the least high-minded but likely most lucrative project is R.J. Cutler's ("The War Room," "30 Days"). Cutler just signed on for a new CBS reality show, "American Dog." "People have special relationships with their dogs," said a bespectacled Cutler.
"I don't do much with the networks, but I'm looking forward to it," he said, explaining that the show will be "American Idol" meets 'Best in Show." Does Cutler himself have a special canine relationship of his own?
"No," he said, and moved on to grab a drink at the bar.
---Julie Checkoway
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady ("Boys of Baraka," "Jesus Camp"), have been tapped to help adapt non-fiction bestseller "Freakonomics" into a feature doc. "A tough job," admitted Ewing.
Ross Kauffman (Oscar winner for "Born into Brothels", is headed to Tanzania to look at child trafficking. Tiffany Schlain ("The Tribe, "Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness"), was in town to raise funds for a doc linking hot-button political issues. Working title: "A Declaration of Interdependence."
Perhaps the least high-minded but likely most lucrative project is R.J. Cutler's ("The War Room," "30 Days"). Cutler just signed on for a new CBS reality show, "American Dog." "People have special relationships with their dogs," said a bespectacled Cutler.
"I don't do much with the networks, but I'm looking forward to it," he said, explaining that the show will be "American Idol" meets 'Best in Show." Does Cutler himself have a special canine relationship of his own?
"No," he said, and moved on to grab a drink at the bar.
---Julie Checkoway
Labels: documentaries, dogs, Heidi Ewing, R.J. Cutler, reality t.v.
