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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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