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July 23, 2007
Michael Moore Visits NPR
Michael Moore and the Ladies of TOTN, originally uploaded by andycarvin.
Documentary maker and all-around provocateur Michael Moore came by NPR's DC studios today for an interview on Talk of the Nation. The show invited me to shoot some video of him and take some pictures, too. This pic shows Moore posing with executive producer Sue Goodwin (top left) and other members of the TOTN crew. (I just love the grin on Barrie Hardymon's face in the center of the photo.)
Moore was at the studio with two of his assistants for about 30 minutes. I got to hang out with them and Sue Goodwin in the green room prior to the on-air interview. While I'd hoped to shoot some casual footage of everyone hanging out, Moore requested I didn't. "Look at me," he said, slouching on the couch. "Seven weeks straight of this - exhausted." He was very nice about it, though, and I didn't want to start things on the wrong foot. So I put the cameras down until Barrie and the others came in to introduce themselves and pose for few quick pictures with him, which he was happy to do at that point.
In between, we all talked about all sorts of things, including the upcoming 40th anniversary of Who drummer Keith Moon crashing his car into the Flint, Michigan Holiday Inn swimming pool. Moore asked me if I'd seen Sicko yet, and I convinced I hadn't, explaining I was waiting for it to play at our local theatre as a matinee for those of us who have to bring screaming infants along with us. "I know what that's all about," he said, telling a story of all the evil eyes he and his wife would get when they'd bring their baby girl to DC's Uptown Theatre in Cleveland Park, when they couldn't afford to pay a baby sitter for the night.
When the time came for him to go on-air, I took off my shoes and followed him into the studio. Since I'd be moving around while shooting video of him, I didn't want my shoes to make any noise while I walked around the studio. Thankfully, the 20-minute interview passed without any major incidents. No one mention Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and I didn't accidentally collide into any furniture.
Once it was over, Moore said his goodbyes to the production team, signed an autograph for an intern, then headed out to another studio for an interview with News & Notes.
Right now I'm still exporting the footage I shot. I'll let you know when it's ready for viewing. -andy
Tags: documentaries | interviews | Michael Moore | NPR | public radio | Sicko | Talk of the Nation
Posted by acarvin at July 23, 2007 4:43 PM
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