Basically, "making A Murderer" Chronicles A Set

There Is A Documentary Element In My Films, A Very Strong Documentary Element, But By Documentary Element, I Mean An Element That's Out Of Control, That's Not Controlled By Me. And That Element Is The Words, The Language That People Use, What They Say In An Interview. They're Not Written, Not Rehearsed. It's Spontaneous, Extemporaneous Material. People

I Never Intended To Be A Documentary Filmmaker. I Think I Became A Documentary Filmmaker Because I Had Trouble Writing, And I Had Trouble Finishing Things.

I Used To Work As A Private Detective Years And Years Ago. And My Boss Gave Me This One Very Simple Piece Of Advice About Trying To Figure Out Who To Interview First In Any Investigation. His Recommendation: Always Pick The People Who Were Fired. Pick The People Who Are Pissed Off.

Basically, "making A Murderer" Chronicles A Set Of Crimes Committed In Wisconsin: Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The First Crime Is A Miscarriage Of Justice. Steven Avery Is Convicted And Sentenced To A Very, Very Long Prison Sentence For The Assault On A Woman. And It Comes To Light Through Dna Evidence That He Was Not The Assailant.

People Like Nonfiction Presented To Them In A Certain Way, So That They Don't Have To Think About Whether It's True Or Not. They Like It To Have That Imprimatur Of Respectability, Of Genuineness.