THE DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL® PREMIERES “DOCTALK”,
NETWORK’S FIRST ORIGINAL WEEKLY 30-MINUTE SERIES,
BEGINNING FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT
Premiere Episode Showcases Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,” Michael Moore’s “Capitalism:
A Love Story,” Rock Guitar Saga “It Might Get Loud” and “Zombie Girl: The Movie”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec 1, 2009) — The Documentary Channel® (DOC) helps ring in the new year by debuting its first original half-hour series, “DocTalk,” on Friday, Jan. 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The “DocTalk” series is produced by Documentary Channel Original Productions and, beginning New Year’s Day, it will now tip-off DOC’s primetime programming every Friday night throughout 2010.

Created and executive produced by Tom Neff, and produced by Barry Rubinow, “DocTalk” takes a compelling, inside look at the modern world of documentary film. Utilizing extensive, in depth interviews with the world’s top documentary filmmakers, along with scenes from their films, “DocTalk” delves into the filmmakers’ process and motivations for how and why they made their films.

“‘DocTalk’ is an entertaining, informative and emotionally moving series that we feel is a must see for any hardcore or casual documentary fan,” says Neff, executive producer and The Documentary Channel’s founder and chief creative officer.

In the premiere episode, “DocTalk” will explore four dynamic documentaries. Director Kenny Ortega and his team recall the warm memories and musical mastery of working with the king of pop, in Michael Jackson’s “This Is It.” Michael Moore follows the money from Wall Street to Capitol Hill to the country’s heartland in “Capitalism: A Love Story.” Director Davis Guggenheim and producer Leslie Chillicott give insight into the making of the rock guitar saga, “It Might Get Loud,” with added commentary from Jack White and Jimmie Page, two of the film’s subjects. And finally, director Aaron Marshall discusses the unique challenges of following a 12-year-old girl and her mom as they make a blood-filled horror movie in “Zombie Girl: The Movie.”

“It has been a great pleasure to talk one on one with the great documentary filmmakers of our time,” reports producer Rubinow, DOC senior vice president of creative services, “and I think our audience will thoroughly enjoy the films and the fresh perspective given in these thoughtful, revealing interviews.”

DOC is available on DISH Network (Channel 197), and several broadcast stations in major markets including NYC TV (Channel 25) throughout the greater New York metropolitan area.

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About The Documentary Channel®: The Documentary Channel (DOC) is the USA’s first 24-hour television network exclusively devoted to documentary films and the independent documentary filmmaker, providing viewers with round-the-clock opportunities to see fascinating, eclectic and award-winning documentary films of all lengths and genres. For more information on DOC, visit www.documentarychannel.com.
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