Pitching a Fake Documentary About Kids in Cages to Norwood Investors

• 55:59Tim pitches a documentary about kids in cages to wealthy Norwood Club members as his first movie in a while.
• 57:06His plan combines documentary and narrative, with Tim playing one of the children in the film.
• 57:30When asked about budget, Tim requests credit card access to rent equipment, jumping from 20-30 grand to 300 grand for a full-length version.
• 58:06For $20,000, Tim's actual plan involves getting a cage, putting himself in it, and fair-using news clips as filler.
• 58:41The investor asks if Tim will paint his skin brown to look like an immigrant child, which Tim seems to consider doing.
• 58:57Tim argues modern audiences need fast-paced editing with pans and zooms, not long-form documentaries.
• 59:20He suggests going to the White House to set himself on fire on film, done in post-production, or doing a fake crucifixion.
• 59:57When asked what he'll add to the club, Tim claims he's a filmmaker who made "The Fog of War" before the actual Robert McNamara documentary.
• 1:00:34Tim admits his version of The Fog of War was unfinished, and he should have been making shorts instead of features in 2020.
• 1:00:59Tim pivots to mentioning he photographed autopsies at a morgue, which he identifies as the clutch card that gets people interested.
• 1:01:18The investor agrees the morgue story is a good pull, and Tim celebrates having landed the Norwood Club pitch.
• 1:01:36Tim ends the bit by yelling "Fuck it" repeatedly.

John LennonSmuckersRobert McNamaraLong Island