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Streamers Want Celebrity Docs, but There’s a Problem: ‘Who Hasn’t Had a Documentary?’

17 September, 2024

When Imagine Documentaries president Sara Bernstein pitched New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams on making a film about her career, even the veteran journalist didn’t understand why Bernstein was interested. “What do you want to make a doc about me for?” Adams asked the “Jim Henson: Idea Man” producer. “Everybody has a documentary. My dentist has a documentary". Good line — and she must have a great dentist.

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