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We can only say … it worked for us! Thanks to the significant demand from all of the new streaming services to add a broad mix of content topics to their libraries, documentaries are becoming slightly more viable because we believe (hope) people want to be exposed to and learn more rather than simply be entertained. The challenge is that today's indie filmmakers have to walk the fine line between telling the story they want to tell, to stay true to the message the subject wants to present and satisfy the tastes/influences of the people who will ultimately o™er the project to the world. Lighter, lower-cost cameras and production/editing equipment and systems are making it faster, easier and more economic for driven filmmakers to prepare and o™er up their docs, so the variety and quality is certainly increasing. In recent years, the US has had the highest demand per capita for biography titles, followed closely by Norway and New Zealand. The three countries have about three times the global average demand per capita for the subgenre. Of course, biographies aren't the only docs creatives are driven to produce. They also include nature, science, travel, true crime, historical, social (rising very steadily today) and food. How important, how popular? Yes, there's a reason SMPTE is examining everything it's doing and turning their activities inside out. The M&E industry is changing right before their eyes and you lead, follow or get out of the way. The best filmmakers aren't just starry-eyed kids who think they are destined to be the next Scorsese, Spielberg or Spike Lee; but men/women who understand their tools of the trade and know how to squeeze the most from them to deliver a creative message. They know how to deliver a message that is as powerful as the closing shot of Burns' Vietnam War. He explained it by saying, "Our scene of The Wall in our last episode is one of the most powerful scenes in the entire film. It is beyond effective. It's one of the greatest works of art that I know." And that's why we like docs!