Fri, January 27, 2012

Documentary Films Around the Web

 

DATW: “Born Rich”

Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Last week, I wrote about “The One Percent,” a documentary by Jaime Johnson. This week for Docs Around the Web, check out “Born Rich,” Johnson’s first film, which you can watch in its entirety below. “Born Rich” is good example of why people should write – or, in this case, film – what they…

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Doc Revisited: “The One Percent”

Posted 3 months ago

“The One Percent,” a documentary by Jamie Johnson, first aired on HBO in the good ole days of 2006, when the national unemployment rate was under 5% (now it’s 9.1%) and just 1.1% of homes were in foreclosure (now it’s 4%). But even in these comparatively sunnier times, Johnson felt…

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Docs Around the Web

Posted 3 months ago

Announcing a new feature on this blog: Every week I’m going to a post a documentary from around the web. If you have suggestions or nominations, leave me a comment or email me at jessicaweisberg (at) gmail.com.

For the inaugural film, here’s Last Minutes with Oden, which won Best Video at…

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