With the current proliferation of TV channels, documentaries
are enjoying an unprecedented boom fuelled by audiences
seeking alternative programming. But now documentary
filmmaking, too, finds itself constrained by the imperatives
of television. The chief culprit is the so-called "universal
clock," a straitjacket that imposes theme and running-time
restrictions to meet the demands of the global market.
However, there is a rebel resisting this uniformity of the
spirit...