The Filmmaker Who Cracked Open Lance Armstrong
The first question most people have when they hear about\xa0Lance, the new documentary series about the world\u2019s most infamous cyclist, is:\xa0Why now?\xa0Back in 2013, we watched Armstrong give his first doping confessions to Oprah. That same year, Oscar-winning director Alex Gigney released\xa0The Armstrong Lie, a documentary that had the cyclist offering lengthy admissions of guilt and claims of sincere remorse. Since then, there\u2019s been a number of tell-all books by seemingly anyone who had the slightest connection to the story. Armstrong himself has launched multiple apology tours. So what\u2019s the point of reexamining the saga yet again?\xa0According to\xa0Lance\xa0director Marina Zenovich, the answer is that Armstrong\u2014and the rest of us\u2014are still wrestling with the same big questions about cheating, forgiveness, and recovery. And the answers keep changing. Zenovich, a veteran filmmaker who\u2019s crafted portraits of Roman Polanski and Robin Williams, manages to get Armstrong to open up in a way we\u2019ve never seen before. In this episode,\xa0Outside\xa0editor Christopher Keyes asks her how she pulled it off and why she was so drawn to the project.\n\n\nThis episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Visit Florida, one of the country\u2019s great adventure destinations. Have you met a manatee? Airboated in the Everglades? Snorkeled the coral reef? Plan your next Florida adventure at visitflorida.com/outside