I'm thrilled and honored to welcome you to the first of several virtual roundtables featuring Oscar's nominee class of 2012 -- commencing today with those behind the five films nominated for Best Documentary Feature. They are (in alphabetical order):
· Joe Berlinger, co-director (with Bruce Sinofsky) of Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
· Marshall Curry, co-director (with Sam Cullman) of If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
· Mike Lerner, co-producer (with Martin Herring and director Danfung Dennis) of Hell and Back Again
· Daniel Lindsay and TJ Martin, co-directors of Undefeated
· Wim Wenders, director of Pina
Congrats to them! But now we have some questions. Take a moment to get to know them, their stories, their takes on the race, and, of course, their respective Oscar-night dates.
So in a matter of days, you're taking your film to the Academy Awards. Has it sunk in? How are you feeling about it right now?
BERLINGER: Before awards season began, my wife put her hands on my shoulders, looked into my eyes, and very wisely said to me that there can be no bigger prize than having helped get three innocent men get released from prison after 18 plus years of wrongful imprisonment and therefore I should to ignore the hoopla of the upcoming awards season. It was great advice that I have been trying to keep in my heart and not get caught up in the anxiety of wondering if we will win. In short, I am trying to not think about it. That may change next week when I board the plane for Los Angeles.
CURRY: It's a huge surprise. There were a lot of really great docs…
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