The Art of the Controversial Documentary

[Video] Landing a controversial star for your documentary takes honesty and patience.

Whether through fame or infamy, Wiebo Ludwig has become an icon for declaring war on the oil and gas industry in Alberta. Ludwig was convicted of bombing gas wells in 2001 and suspected of more recent bombings.

As filmmaker David York points out, it was no easy feat convincing the fundamentalist Christian to let camera crews into his home.

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