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
