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Alec talks with director Joe Berlinger about his latest film for HBO\xa0Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory\xa0-- the third film in a series of documentaries about a crime that took place 18 years ago in rural Arkansas.

Berlinger says,\xa0\u201cWe made these three movies as acts of advocacy\u201d \u2013 which is not his usual style as a long-time documentary filmmaker. \u201cI believe the audience should be treated like a jury.\xa0You give them the information, you weigh both sides, and you let them come to their own conclusion.\u201d\xa0These films were different, acknowledges Berlinger: \u201cWe clearly have a point of view that there is a huge injustice.\u201d

Early in his career, Berlinger worked for famed documentarians David and Albert Maysles.\xa0He says the Maysles brothers taught him about \u201cThe act of faith about making a film about real life as it\u2019s unfolding.\u201d\xa0Berlinger is known for his documentary work, has dabbled in features, but says he\u2019d \u201clove another opportunity to do a feature at some point, but, you know, I\u2019m just used to being the author of my own work, being totally in control.\u201d

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