He sees no reason the topic should be deemed less worthy of serious scrutiny than any other socially relevant subject. So, you had to separate the truth from the bravado and the false information.”īerlinger has directed films on many subjects, from the Armenian genocide to Metallica, but he’s become closely associated with true crime, beginning with his 1992 film Brother’s Keeper, co-directed by Bruce Sinofsky.
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“Both of those serial killers were very unreliable narrators. “As a storyteller, I thought the tapes provided incredible insight into Dahmer and this unique characteristic of him actually being very forthright,” Berlinger notes, contrasting Dahmer’s open admission of his lurid crimes to the obfuscation of serial killers Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy, subjects of earlier Berlinger docuseries for Netflix. It’s directed and executive produced by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger, one of the leading figures in documentary. Netflix leads the way with multiple suitors, among them Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes, the grim story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers, built largely around recorded interviews between Dahmer and one of his young defense attorneys in the early 1990s. Fox Reflects On Life With Parkinson's: "I'm Not Going To Be 80" 'Supreme', 'Terry Schiavo's Story' To Premiere At DC/DOX Festival 'Anthem' And 'The Body Politic' Among Special Screenings On Slate For June Event One thing’s for certain: there’s no lack of contenders - twisted tales dripping with blood.įormer President Obama To Participate In Live Discussion Of Netflix Documentary Series, 'Working: What We Do All Day'
While it’s the most popular genre within nonfiction programming broadly speaking, whether that will translate to success with Emmy voters remains an open question. True crime has taken over the documentary space, proving a reliable audience attractor for streaming platforms, network and cable channels. False confessions and authentic admissions.
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