Documentary

This Australian couple has my dream job:

In a remote desert town in Australia, population two, a couple manages an emergency airport and keeps vacant cottages in pristine condition, waiting for visitors who never seem to arrive.

So, Errol Morris made a new documentary called Separated, about the Trump administration's border policy when he was president. Here's the trailer:

The film is in the can, ready to show. But NBC, who bought it a few months ago, has decided not to show it prior to the election. I hate to link to Bloomberg, but here's Jason Bailey's excellent Opinion piece on how holding it is a disservice to voters:

Having seen Separated, I can confirm that, yes, it would absolutely ruffle Trump’s feathers. Through archival footage, first-hand accounts from government officials and damning interagency emails, the film provides a detailed, meticulous history of where his family separation policy came from and how his extremist Republican administration implemented it. Trump certainly comes off poorly. 

Australian Story is an ABC program that does 30 minute pieces on Australian figures. In anticipation of his forthcoming album, Wild God, they spoke with Nick Cave.

And of course, Cave's Red Hand Files is among the best of the internet.

The 2012 documentary, The Imposter, is up on Youtube in its entirety. It is a truly unbelievable story.

Videos ain't your thing? Here's The Chameleon, the original David Grann New Yorker article from 2008, which is the first time I'd heard of imposter Frédéric Bourdin. If you're unfamiliar with David Grann, he's the author of the Killers of the Flower Moon, which Scorsese filmed in 2023.

Absolutely mind-boggling.

The Telegraph did an interview with Bourdin upon the film's release.