Doc Filmmaker Louis Theroux Set for Edinburgh TV Fest Interview

Louis Theroux, a BAFTA-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist and broadcaster, will be interviewed by the writer and journalist Dawn O’Porter at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival.

In the discussion panel, “When Dawn Met Louis,” O’Porter will ask Theroux about his two-decade career in documentary-making. In addition to talking about his own work (Weird Weekends, When Louis Met…, Altered States, Surviving America’s Most Hated Family), Theroux will consider the genre of authored documentaries from Michael Moore, Nick Broomfield and Ruby Wax; those fronted by such popular figures as Stacey Dooley and Reggie Yates; and the wave of self-publishers on platforms like YouTube. He’ll also reveal a selection of his current favorite clips.

O’Porter said: “So excited for this. Louis continues to be the master of factual TV and I have endless questions to ask him about it all.”

Theroux added: “It’s been eighteen years since I was at Edinburgh TV Festival! I’m thrilled to be coming back and talking to Dawn about my favorite films and shows and opening up about my own process.”

CEO and Festival Director Lisa Campbell commented: “Louis Theroux is a hero to many in TV. He consistently tops our Talent Schemes’ poll of names who’ve inspired them to enter the industry. His name is synonymous with high-quality, globally-renowned and ground-breaking documentary-making. With Dawn’s journalistic questioning and good humor, ‘When Dawn Met Louis’ promises to be both enlightening and entertaining.”