Errol Morris

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Citizen Kane (Trump interview); The Fog of War; The Pigeon Tunnel.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (4) everyone in directing

director, The Pigeon Tunnel (The Big Picture, ‘The Killer’ Is Cold-Blooded Genius. And Something More)
made Academy short documentaries asking people about favorite movies, Citizen Kane (Trump interview) (The Big Picture, Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster)
commercial director (Blank Check — Patreon, Marvel Nerdfest)
director, The Fog of War (Blank Check — Patreon, In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free))

Other (1) everyone in other

makes montages the hosts like (The Big Picture, Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131))

What was said about them, by kind

programming (1)

programming (programming): Errol Morris → Citizen Kane. The Academy hired Errol Morris for short documentaries, one of which produced Donald Trump misreading Citizen Kane.
“he completely misreads Citizen Kane and misunderstands it and then kind of sort of predicts his own future in some respects”
The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:21:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

fun, about Errol Morris: Idea for the Oscars: hire people like Morris to make short documentaries, like the one with Donald Trump misreading Citizen Kane.
“he completely misreads Citizen Kane and misunderstands it”
The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:21:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)