A friend of mine is trying to remember the name of a documentary they once saw and Google has failed them. I'm forever touting the skill and speed with which the AskMe community solves dilemmas like these, so don't fail me now! Here's what she asked me:
I saw a documentary about a man who was representing himself in a lawsuit or series of lawsuits -- I think the government had filed them against him for sending threatening letters. Something about defending his land and eminent domain... He had a wife that he met in a foreign country. She was a lot younger than him and she moved to the US and married him. They were both chain smokers and used a plastic fork as a cigarette holder. They lived in a trailer that was a mess and full of document boxes of his "research" for his case. And they had a few big dogs.
posted by ErWenn
on May 1, 2013 -
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I'm thinking of putting my resources into a documentary on a small quirky themepark that went out of business a while ago. What I need are good examples of feature length documentaries on unusual places so I can see how one would be produced.
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posted by rileyray3000
on Apr 14, 2011 -
8 answers
I would like to make a short documentary. I want it to not suck. I know nothing.
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posted by serazin
on Apr 1, 2011 -
13 answers
I'm looking for the name of a documentary about three guys dipping their testicles in hot water to test the efficacy of the procedure as a method of birth control.
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posted by csimpkins
on Jun 12, 2010 -
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What are some documentaries/movies/video clips that are about the Annexation of Texas?
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posted by kylej
on Oct 23, 2009 -
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My wife, a high school teacher, has an extra period with her students tomorrow. She wants to show them something (documentary, TV episode) interesting and have a discussion afterward. Suggestions?
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posted by FeldBum
on Oct 28, 2008 -
30 answers
Help me help my friend remember the title of a movie. (Or documentary?) It starts out with a voiceover over a dark screen - and the voiceover is interrupted by someone saying that voiceovers are lame (or something) and they should cut it out. And the voiceover-over-dark-screen ends. The movie (or documentary?) then progresses in a similar manner, being "edited" in that way, as they go along. Some well-known actors or director was involved. Also, it may have been filmed by a cast or crew member the same time they were filming some big-budget movie. Er, and that's about all I know.
posted by Xere
on Feb 14, 2008 -
12 answers
Any good books/movies/etc. about the immigration experience for Mexicans in America, particularly southern California?
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posted by SBMike
on May 17, 2007 -
31 answers
Who holds copyright to
Hearts of Darkness^, and why did they block inclusion of the documentary in the recently-released
Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier DVD set?
posted by mwhybark
on Dec 23, 2006 -
10 answers
