Robert Greene

Robert Greene is a professor at the University of Missouri's Journalism School, where he runs the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism. But he's better known as a filmmaker whose documentaries are anything but “traditional” journalism. These include two that we talk about in this podcast, Procession, about the pedophilia scandal in the Roman Catholic Church, which was shortlisted for the documentary Oscar in 2021, and the award-winning Bisbee ‘17, about a mass deportation of immigrants that took place in the American Southwest about a century ago. We also discuss his influences, his filmmaking philosophy, and some of his favorite documentaries.Robert’s other films include Kate Plays Christine and Actress. More about Robert here.Films mentioned in this episode:Procession (2020), Dir. Robert GreeneSpotlight (2015), Dir. Tom McCarthyBisbee ‘17 (2018), Dir. Robert GreeneWritten On The Wind (1956), Dir. Douglas SirkImitation of Life (1959), Dir. Douglas SirkRacetrack (1985), Dir. Frederick Wiseman Strong Island (2017), Dir. Yance Ford Cameraperson (2016), Dir. Kirsten JohnsonHale County This Morning, This Evening (2018), RaMell RossTime (2020), Garrett Bradley Primary (1960), Dir. Robert DrewGimme Shelter (1970), Albert and David MayslesOther Mentions:Eric HynesMuseum of the Moving ImagePeter WatkinsChantal AckermanRobert FlahertyMichael MooreDirect Cinema movementFollow us on Instagram! @ThousandRoadsPodSpecial thanks for helping make this series happen: Sara Archambault, Florence Barrau-Adams, Jon Berman, Ben Cuomo (music), Jax Deluca, Pallavi Deshpande, Nancy Gibbs, Kathleen Hughes, Caroline Kracunas, Laura Manley, Alexis Pancrazi, Liz Schwartz, Jeff Seelbach, Lindsay Underwood (logo/graphics)This episode was supported by a fellowship at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.