Michael Murray Michael Murray of Lightsource Productions, Byron Bay. Michael has made several documentaries including Sacred Sex, Hare Krishnas, Bronzed Aussie Gods, Going Tribal and The Future of Paradise. Probably two reasons. I was fairly idealistic and thought that it was a good way to influence the general public. The other reason was more selfish in that I wanted to do something that involved travel and a bit of excitement.
Most people are ambivalent about the dumbing down of reality programming.
But the quality audience for good docos is also on the rise. Especially at festivals and the few networks still programming them. But its not really a case of changing the way people think but more informing and provoking at a deeper level. Nothing can get under someone's skin as well as good sound and vision, and real life always beats fiction as far as I'm concerned. I was freelance writing and started researching for other filmmakers.