Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast

Restrepo  is a 2010 American documentary film about the Afghanistan war, directed by American journalist Sebastian Junger and British photojournalist Tim Hetherington. The film explores the year that Junger and Hetherington spent in Afghanistan on assignment for Vanity Fair. The 2nd Platoon is depicted defending the outpost (OP) named after a platoon medic who was killed earlier in the campai...

Paco and George sit down with legendary and ground-breaking documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen at his office in LA. We have an incredible conversation with amazing anecdotes about working with Jane Goodall, Phillip Glass, Mick Jagger, and Robert Evans. Brett's Emmy winning filmography includes The Kid Stays in The Picture , Montage of Heck , On The Ropes , Chicago 10 , and Jane ! (We're not allowe...

Monday Nov 26th we air our interview with director Brett Morgen (Jane, Montage of Heck, The Kid Stays In The Picture, Chicago 10, Crossfire Hurricane) Follow us on: Twitter:  @supdocpodcast Instagram:  @supdocpodcast Facebook:  @supdocpodcast sign up for our mailing list And you can show your support to Sup Doc by donating on  Patreon . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...

On episode 101 co-host Paco Romane recaps the documentary Finders Keepers with comedian  Chris Storin   the host of News Dick and co-host of the That's That podcast. Paco and Chris have a fun talk as they also get into comedy, music and even uncover an unexpected surprise! Finders Keepers is about Amputee John Wood who finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his m...

We take a look back at some of our favorite moments from the past 100 episodes. You'll hear clips from Dana Gould , YACHT , Wayne Federman , Sara June , Megan Koester , Baron Vaughn , Marjorie Sturm , William Hutson , and Adam Pfahler .  George, Paco, and Will reminisce on how this all came to be why these clips best represent Sup Doc. Follow us on: Twitter:  @supdocpodcast Instagram:&nb...

George spoke with Eric Steuer about one of his favorite docs, EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP (2010) The only film credited to Banksy,  Exit Through The Gift Shop  tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a self-taught street artist/documentarian who ends up becoming the subject of the film. It has to be seen to be believed, and even then there’s a lot that is unbelievable, as befits a prankster li...

We discuss Michael Moore’s latest documentary Fahrenheit 11/9 with journalist, activist, and comedian Francesca Fiorentini . Francesca has been at SF Sketchfest and the Comedy Comedy Festival, and appears at clubs throughout California. She was the host and producer of Newsbroke , the political comedy web series for AJ+ , so we’re stoked to talk about the looming influence of Michael Moore and the...

This is a bonus Sup Doc mini-episode brought to you by our friends at THE ORGANIST podcast, an arts and culture show produced by McSweeney's and KCRW . They interview artists, and writers, musicians, philosophers, actors, and wild cards like cyborgs and retired tennis coaches. On this latest season of the Organist, some interview segments had to do with documentaries, so they offered to let us sha...

We talk to the founder of the inaugural Drunken Film Fest in Oakland, Arlin Golden. It's a free festival at different bar venues running from October 7-12th. Though this festival is not exclusively documentaries, Arlin is a documentary expert by trade and a writer for Film Inquiry . Fun talk getting the word out! Have you heard of Gays For Trump? , Oh What A Beautiful City , The Shift , or tomnodd...

This is a bonus Mini-Episode brought to you by Our friends at THE ORGANIST podcast. The Organist is an arts and culture show produced by McSweeney's and KCRW. They interview artists, and writers, musicians, philosophers, actors, and wild cards like cyborgs and retired tennis coaches. On this season of the Organist , they had some interview segments that had more to do with documentaries, and we ge...

This episode of Sup Doc we talk about the documentary The United States of Detroit . We're offering our listeners an exclusive peek at this film that has only been screening at festivals; email us at supdocpodcast AT gmail with the subject line "Detroit" and we'll send you a link. Watching the film will help you follow this conversation, or you may want to see the film after hearing this episode....

George brings his recording gear on vacation to the Twin Cities this muggy summer and meets up with comedians Rana May and Shelly Paul to discuss the Second Life documentary Life 2.0 , streaming on Netflix . We have a lot of opinions while recapping the three main storylines of this 2010 technophobia doc from director Jason Spingarn-Koff (Oscar winner for Icarus ). We also learn a little bit...

Was Mr. Rogers the GOAT or the lamb? Paco and George go guest-free on this dive into the life of OG content creator Fred Rogers via Morgan Neville's 2018 documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? How would Mr. Rogers address family separation policy or eating at a restaurant with Sarah Huckabee Sanders? How do Tom Hanks and Jim Carrey compare as faux Rogers? We don't know the answers, but we have the...

This was a live panel Friday June 8th during the 17th Annual San Francisco Docfest at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. Freaks and Geeks - The Documentary , is currently airing on A&E . We spoke with director Brent Hodge and SF comedians Kelly Anneken and David Klein . Freaks and Geeks The Documentary is a loving portrayal of Paul Feig’s creation and all the stars that came out of it. Freaks...

On episode 92 host  Paco Romane chats with the lovely and talented  Chad Opitz about  Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist! Evil Genius  is a 2018  true crime   docuseries  about the  murder of Brian Wells , a high-profile 2003 incident often referred to as the "collar bomb" or "pizza bomber" case. It was released on ...

We're recapping the cult classic documentary KING OF KONG with comedian and actor Matt Champagne. KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS is the 2007 documentary that introduced the world to the video game rivalry between Billy Mitchell and everyone else. Directed by Seth Gordon, the film follows a down-on-his-luck family man, Steve Wiebe, who’s only solace from unemployment is the 80s arcade game Don...

On today’s episode we learned all about the fascinating world of wrestling with our guest, comedian Danielle Radford. Danielle has a podcast all about the world of wrestling called Tights and Fights on the Maximum Fun network. So, it made a lot of sense to talk to her about the 2018 doc Andre The Giant based on the life of professional wrestler and actor André René Roussimoff. The film features pr...

Closing out our True Crime Month of Mayhem . Paco and George recap CENTRAL PARK FIVE with Kaseem Bentley and Lauren J. We get into Trump, false accusations, and American injustice. Special thanks to The Comedy Store and Mike Schmidt for engineering and recording time. Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon examine a 1989 case of five teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of raping a...

Our True Crime month of Mayhem rolls on. Today it's the 2009 film Cropsey by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio and our guest is Andy Sell. Staten Island’s tight knit community was the site of a series of child disappearances throughout the 70s and 80s. The police found one suspect, but could this one man account for the bogeyman legend of Cropsey? Was he working alone, or was he the wrong man al...

It's MAYHEM again, our month-long coverage of True Crime documentaries. Part 1 of our True Crime series starts off with West of Memphis (2012 Amy Berg). We recap this follow-up to the Paradise Lost series with horror filmmaker  Gavin Michael Booth . Gavin is shooting a new feature film " Last Call " this summer, and make sure to check out his newly released music videos for artist SYML titled...

It’s the return of legendary comedian Wayne Federman ! Not only is Wayne a comedian but also a co-producer on The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling the two-part biography directed by Judd Apatow and recently released by HBO. A long time friend of Shandling’s, Wayne played Larry’s brother Stan on the ground-breaking series The Larry Sanders Show . We also find out he was a part of the storied Sunday B...

We implore you, have you seen the six-part Netflix docu-series WILD WILD COUNTRY yet? If not, what are you waiting for? When the Rajneesh movement and their leader the Bhagwan came to rural Oregon in the 1980s was it just a clash of cultures (worldly orange-clad hippies vs. conservative townspeople) or a mafia-style hostile takeover? The directors Maclain and Chapman Way have crafted a twisting dr...

Host Paco Romane sat down with comedian, writer and cook Drew Platt . Not only is Drew a great comedian, he is equally adept in the kitchen. Drew made some delicious Wiener schnitzel. We ate and drank some tasty brews and watched American Movie. One of the greatest docs ever made and one of Paco's favorites. Paco and Drew also discuss comedy, small towns, the entertainment biz and so much mor...

Our guest is comedian Alex Hooper here to talk about the Academy Award winning documentary Man On Wire . Man On Wire is a 2008 documentary directed by James Marsh . The film chronicles Philippe Petit ‘s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center. The film is crafted like a heist film, presenting rare footage of the preparations and still photographs of the walk, a...

Today we sat down with writer Tony DuShane. Tony is the author of Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk , published by Soft Skull Press and now a feature film directed by Eric Stoltz. His writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Times , Mother Jones, The Rumpus , and The Believer . He was a music columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle and wrote hundreds of articles covering books, film, and music....