Behind the Oscar Docs: Cutie and the Boxer




The Brian Lehrer Show show

Summary: Our annual series on Oscar nominated documentaries kicks off today. We'll speak with the filmmakers behind all five films over the coming days: The Square (Wednesday); 20 Feet from Stardom (Thursday); An Act of Killing (Friday); Dirty Wars (Monday) Zachary Heinzerling, director of the Oscar nominated feature documentary, "Cutie and the Boxer", talks about his film featuring DUMBO artists Noriko and Ushio Shinohara. He discusses their story, how the film came together, and what the impact has been on the protagonists.