Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker whose 2004 documentary Supersize Me irrefutably proved that bad food is bad for you, is reportedly set to begin working on a new documentary about the controversial “Patriot” movement, comprised of footage director David Byars captured of the 2016 seige of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
Earlier this year, a group of armed men stormed the wildlife refuge, refusing to vacate until the U.S. government ended its “tyranny.” The militant group’s leader, Ammon Bundy, issued strong but inarticulate criticisms of the federal government during the 40-day occupation, into which Byars and his camera were granted access. The untitled film will include interviews with the militants and afford audiences “an unprecedented first-hand look into the occupiers’ beliefs by living amongst them and giving them a voice.” With help from producers Jeremy Chilnick and David Holbrooke, the project will also examine “the incendiary combination of disaffection, government mistrust and an affinity for guns and vigilante justice” characteristic of the Patriot movement.
“From the first moment I saw the raw footage David captured in Oregon, I knew I had to make this movie,” said Spurlock. “Audiences will be blown away. It’s so timely and beyond powerful.”
(Via Hollywood Reporter)
