Much has been said about how the film explores voyeurism in the Youtube age, but not enough has been said about why I love this movie. This is one of my favorite movies of 2009.
Despite having 10 years of video to cull through, director/writer's main interest in this film is The World According to Josh Harris. In fact, in the Q&A she said that the film took so long to make because she "just didn't see a movie in this," from all the outrageous stunts that Josh Harris has pulled. You rule, Ondi Timoner. Why did Josh Harris do all this? How did he see the people and his projects? Is he an ultra-nerd who just wanted to be loved, or a master puppetmaster who enjoys ridiculing these so-called artists?
Timoner also doesn't splurge on video footage, truly impressive considering she had thousands of hours of it. What's included moves the story and punctuates certain ideas. Both the movie itself and filmmaking behind it are truly fascinating -- you might say that I was equally piqued by What's Ondi Thinking? -- that it's why I love documentaries.
Q&A with director/writer Ondi Timoner and subject Josh Harris, part 1 of 2
Q&A with director/writer Ondi Timoner and subject Josh Harris, part 2 of 2
