BYOD: Bring Your Own Doc
Episode 233
BRAND: A SECOND COMING Documentary with Ondi Timoner
BRAND: A Second Coming follows comedian/author Russell Brand’s evolution from addict & Hollywood star to unexpected political disruptor & newfound hero to the underserved. Brand is criticized for egomaniacal self-interest as he calls for revolution but stays the course with an irreverent courage that inspires a new generation of activists.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Brett Morgen welcomes you to BYOD, featuring Ondi Timoner.
01:57 The background and history of Ondi.
08:17 Early aspirations.
11:20 WE LIVE IN PUBLIC.
12:15 WE LIVE IN PUBLIC, Clip.
17:17 Spending time with mercurial subjects-from DIG! and Anton to Russell Brand in BRAND.
30:09 DIG!, Clip: Major label showcase.
32:43 Russell Brand and the struggle for meaning post-anonymity.
37:50 Convincing Russell Brand the film was a good idea.
44:21 BRAND: A SECOND COMING, Clip.
45:20 From an interview, to fully immersing.
49:50 Making compromises in filmmaking, and parenthood at Sundance.
54:36 JOIN US, Clip.
58:37 A loft location in London to shoot interviews.
1:02:00 A future in scripted films.
1:09:00 BRAND-more than just a concert film on Russell Brand.
1:12:00 Bringing Mom out.
1:16:48 BRAND: A SECOND COMING, Trailer.
Guest Bio
BRAND: A Second Coming chronicles actor / comedian / activist Russell Brand on his journey from addict, self-proclaimed narcissist and Hollywood star living in the fast-lane to his current, and unexpected, role as political disruptor & newfound hero to the underserved. Criticized for egomaniacal self-interest, Brand injects his madness in to the world and calls for revolution. He stays the course with an irreverent courage that inspires a new generation of activists to rise up against the ever-increasing world engorged in consumerism.
Can Brand rise against the roar of criticism from the very system that built him? Does he have the fortitude, resilience and commitment to keep up the fight? Will he find true happiness which has eluded him since childhood? BRAND: A Second Coming takes audiences behind the scenes of this wildly complex man for an intimate look at what drives Russell Brand as he continues to be the consummate disruptor.
BRAND: A Second Coming is a feature documentary produced, written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner (DIG!, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC).
Dubbed the “mad scientist” of documentary film by the New York Times, Brett Morgen has been directing, writing, and producing ground breaking documentary films for the past 15 years. His credits include ON THE ROPES (1999), THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE (2002), CHICAGO 10 (2007), NIMROD NATION (2008), JUNE 17, 1994 (2010), and CROSSFIRE HURRICANE (2012).
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