The parody features Jamie Demetriou, Fred Armisen, and a monkey named Rosie.
If you’re a documentary filmmaker, there are two major accolades you’re able to receive.
Now, it’s landing that second honor, with a parody episode inDocumentary Now!
Jamie Demetriou and Fred Armisen in ‘Documentary Now!'.Will Robson-Scott/Broadway Video/IFC/AMC
’s"53rd" season.
“So we try at least once a season to do something that’s a little more current.”
The episode centers on a fictional British filmmaker named Benjamin Clay, played by comedian andThe Afterpartystar Jamie Demetriou.
Jamie Demetriou in ‘Documentary Now!'.Broadway Video/IFC/AMC
“There’s something so wonderfully ponderous and self-reflecting aboutMy Octopus Teacher,” Buono explains.
“It feels like it’s all in slow motion, and it’s all beautifully sun-flared.
It really was a great blueprint for what this should feel like.”
“I was like,Why is there so much slow motion?”
“I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’
Conga is the leader of this little tribe, and he’s the one who should be getting attention.
So, all the other monkeys are pissed off at Rosie right now.’
I was like, ‘That can’t be true.’
Documentary Now!returns Oct. 19 on IFC and AMC+.
