Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast

George visits the home of the filmmaker Matt Ornstein in Silver Lake. Matt made one of 2016’s most fascinating, complex portraits, ACCIDENTAL COURTESY: Daryl Davis, Race and America. Daryl Davis is an African-American musician who ends up confronting and sometimes befriending members of the KKK and other white nationalist groups. What could go wrong? George wanted to know more about Matt's background, his feelings about the late Frank Ancona, and some pivotal scenes in the documentary. Accidental Courtesy is now available on Netflix. We conducted this interview in early March before the death of Chuck Berry. Musician Daryl Davis has played all over the world with legends like Chuck Berry and Little Richard, but it’s what he does in his free time that sets him apart. Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan– something few black men can say. In his travels, he’s collected robes and other artifacts from friends who have left the klan, building a collection piece by piece, story by story, person by person in hopes of eventually opening a “Museum of the Klan”. In Accidental Courtesy, Daryl’s journey takes him to across the country, from DC to California, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and Alabama, from old friends who have left the klan, to friends still active in the organization, including a current Imperial Wizard of the KKK. In an age of digital disconnection, Daryl’s method is rooted in personal interaction and we as viewers reap the rewards. Matt Ornstein founded Sound & Vision Productions in 2006. Since then, Sound and Vision has produced and developed music videos, commercials, and short and feature length films. Sound & Vision produced the Matt Ornstein directed Atlantis in 2012 staring Jason Ritter and the space shuttle Atlantis. It appeared in film festivals including Austin, Orlando, London, Cannes, Santa Barbara, Taiwan and 15 others. Matt is the Creative Director of Sound and Vision, and has directed music videos for artists including Radiohead, Daft Punk, Penguin Prison, Cobra Starship, Ashtar Command, and Harmar Superstar.

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What’s Sup are quick episodes where hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sit down with their producer Will Scovill to talk about what’s happening in the world on documentaries, follow up’s, what’s going on in their lives and what’s coming up next on Sup Doc! On this episode of What’s Sup we talk about next week’s interview with Matt Ornstein, director of the Daryl Davis documentary Accidental Courtesy. Also follow up on Tickled’s David D’Amato, Adam Curtis, documentary recommendations from Paco and our producer Will: Beware The Slenderman, Eagles Of Death Metal: Nos Amis…… Plus shout-outs to our new sponsor GuideDoc! http://guidedoc.tv/supdoc |

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The very funny and informative Ryan Singer joined us to talk about Sirius, one of the most successful crowdfunded documentaries in history. The film explores an ongoing grassroots movement to get the U.S. government to reveal what it reportedly knows about UFOs, extraterrestrials and the availability of advanced alternative energy technologies that could greatly benefit everyone on Earth. Learn more about Dr. Steven Greer, "oiling genitals," and what that tiny humanoid might be made out of. Ryan Singer is the rarest of breeds: A comic’s comic who electrifies mainstream audiences with material that is both uncompromising and unpretentious. LaughSpin says, “With his high-energy delivery and unpretentious leanings, there’s not a lot to dislike about comedian Ryan Singer. And it’s not just us saying it: In the last few years, he’s won over audiences headlining the nation’s finer comedy clubs and was hailed by Marc Maron in Rolling Stone as a comedian “Who Should Be Big.” Ryan released his 3rd full-length album IMMORTAL FOR NOW after his debut album HOW TO GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS and sophomore release COMEDY WONDER TOWN were selected as Top 10 Comedy CDs of the year (2010 & 2012). He is the creator and host of one of the top Science & Medicine podcasts on iTunes, Me & Paranormal You, the twice-weekly mindcast (podcast) in which he has in-depth interviews with people who possess paranormal abilities or have had extraordinary experiences. He was selected by LA Weekly as one of “10 LA Comics to Watch” for 2014, was mentioned in NY Magazine as a “Comic to Watch,” was one of 4 finalists in the original CMT’s Next Big Comic Contest, is a frequent guest on the WTF Podcast w/Marc Maron and the Bob & Tom Show, and his joke “United Snacks of America” has over 7.5 million listens on Pandora. | Catch Ryan headlining Doc's Lab in San Francisco on March 22nd. http://www.docslabsf.com | We have exclusive interview excerpts for our Patreon patrons http://patreon.com/supdocpodcast | Take our podcast & documentary survey - https://goo.gl/forms/sIIE8Vb9dIRgR48z1

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We're trying out a new format in addition to letting you know about next week's episode (Episode 53 SIRIUS with Ryan Singer). Will joins Paco and George as we discuss Adam Curtis, Jemaine Clement, The Tickle King, Tarkovsky's Stalker, Gimme Danger, Serena Williams, Bright Lights, 68 million views on Netflix, and our new sponsor GuideDoc (http://guidedoc.tv/supdoc) | YACHT's Triforium project - http://triforium.la/ | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/movies/netflix-casts-a-wider-net-for-original-documentaries.html | Adam Curtis in person at Cinefamily http://www.cinefamily.org/films/into-the-zone-adam-curtis/ | Take our anonymous survey - http://supdocpodcast.com/listener-survey/

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Today Paco and George talk with Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt from the band YACHT about one of 2016’s craziest documentaries, TICKLED! We also talk about feminist histories of the Internet, Halt and Catch Fire, cats, being prudes, sibling vs uncle torture, and George's Midnight Oil impression. New Zealand journalists David Farrier and Dylan Reeve descend down a rabbit hole of an internet mystery that keeps adding stranger and stranger twists, and the drama has only heightened since the film’s release. Jona and Claire were excited to talk about Tickling, internet subculture and their many, many other projects.

TICKLED can now be viewed on HBO and on HBOGO.

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George Chen and Paco Romane talk with comedian/musician Henry Phillips about his favorite doc THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE! Released in 2002, The Kid Stays in the Picture uses Evans' narration interspersed mostly with photographs from Evans' life as well as brief film footage from films such as Love Story, The Sun Also Rises, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, and The Godfather just to name a few...what makes this doc so great is Evans himself and how he changed Hollywood.

Henry Phillips has been seen and heard performing his twisted songs and stories on ‘Comedy Central Presents’, ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’, as well as satellite and terrestrial radio nationwide. His critically acclaimed comedy albums earned him mention in Billboard magazine’s ‘Critic’s Choice’, as well as acclaim from such notable artists as Moby, who has referred to Phillips’ music as “disconcertingly funny”. He has also made acting appearances on HBO’s “Silicon Valley” (4 episodes) and Comedy Central’s “Drunk History”. His YouTube channel, featuring the tutorial cooking series “Henry’s Kitchen”, has garnered over 3 million views. Phillips continues to tour comedy and music venues throughout the US and beyond. Speaking of Hollywood, Henry’s newest movie is PUNCHING HENRY.

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