Michael Moore Discusses Teaching Students Documentary Making

Michael Moore responds to a question from a teacher on NPR's Talk of the Nation about whether documentary making should be taught in schools. Moore explains how digital video has made it easier than ever for everyone to have a voice in public discourse.

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[nigel101]

so basically he has zero advice

[vitiare]

Actually, he doesnt say anything about how to make a documentary and to call Moore's films a documentary in the first place is a bit of a stretch. Perhaps "opinion film" would be better as his stuff usually is extremly biased.

[RICHARDTOOROP]

If he lived in a Dictatorship, he would have been picked up by the government.

But he doesn't.

He's a true patriot, expressing his views, the way the founding fathers meant it to be.

Even if some don't like it.

[vmvidal]

This guy isn't stupid, he's just an evil bastard who wants to be a god-like member of the communist elite. He should go live in a communist country like Cuba, and face the consequence of criticizing that government; like my father who went to jail in Cuba, simply because I wrote "I Love USA" on the cover of my school book.

[NairbLands]

It's not allowed because Michael Moore doesn't make documentary's.

[GentlemenPreferHanes]

Thanks for adding. Yes the invention and availability of digital video cameras, especially one with such great quality for video and audio is really something big these days. David Lynch has mentioned this as well. Even though he Loves film (that is the actual celluloid) he said if we now have the technology- use it. And it is not just for the super rich anymore ("I would love to make my film but I don't have 4 million $ to get me started") -

[GentlemenPreferHanes]

@vitiare -hi. What in "SiCKO" is biased and not based on facts? Thanks.

[bapyou]

This is the NPR show? Geez. How come you haven't posted any new video in three years?

[Gutsyndicate]

i know that woman's voice!

[DannyDiscrete]

Or a "propumentary."