It’s not often that a documentary makes headlines, but that’s what happened

during The Jinx’s six-week run on HBO in 2015. It was one of the most fascinating

and celebrated documentary series of recent times – the now-famous finale

reported on the front page of the New York Times and its revelations prompting a

new murder trial for its subject, Robert Durst.

Two of the series’ filmmakers – Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier – discuss the

long and complicated production of the series and the ethics of investigation in a

revealing discussion with The Saturday Paper’s Martin McKenzie-Murray. The

session examines questions of access – and considers whether Australia’s legal

jurisdictions would ever permit a project of similar scope. Marc and Zac also provide

a sneak preview of their latest project, a true crime podcast about the American

mob.

Speakers: Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier

Host: Martin McKenzie-Murray