Mr. Whitaker said documentaries were different from series like "True Blood" and "Game of Thrones," in that HBO does not make them for ratings or to attract new subscribers, but for the prestige and critical attention documentaries bring.
In America, Dos Passos's attention to documentary detail in fiction was taken up and reinterpreted in many different ways by Gore Vidal, Truman Capote and Norman Mailer.
With so many famous people calling New York home, it is not surprising that some of them catch the attention of documentary makers.
Local gigs by the school's All-Star band drew media attention; a documentary called "Rock School," shot in 2003, followed Green and his charges for the better part of a year.
And the French New Wave — especially Jean-Luc Godard — recognized, with their attention to documentary films, that people whom they found interesting in life would likely be interesting in movies.
As a long time vegetarian, animal rights supporter, and PETA member, I'm excited about the attention the documentary will bring to the organization's causes.
I was working for Tibor Hirsch, a director best known for commercials, who was turning his attention to documentaries and hired me to work on them.
Prior to that, the London-born journalist won attention for documentaries including "Living With Michael Jackson," which in 2003 aired on ABC to a huge audience, and his interview with Princess Diana in 1995.
Bunting went from obscurity to worldwide recognition, earning new admirers among the Beats (and the Beatles), invitations to read and record, critical celebrations, and the occasional attentions of documentary crews.
The project will be produced, directed and narrated by filmmaker Nick Broomfield, who has developed several attention-getting documentaries, including "Kurt & Courtney" and "Tales of the Grim Sleeper").
