AIDC 2016 The Jinx Podcast

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