Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

I spent Christmas taking in Alan Zweig's documentary, Vinyl from 2000 and his follow-up, Records from 2021. They explore the obsessive and compromising nature of the most rabid of collectors.

The films were surprisingly dark, vulnerable, and self-examining, bordering on existential. As Zweig himself says in the film, if Vinyl is about failure, Records is about "acceptance."

From "2011 Focus On Alan Zweig - Hot Docs" hotdocs.ca -

In his documentary work, Alan never pretends not to be there, placing himself inside the narrative along with the rest of his subjects. His use of first-person video diary is a courageous method of self-analysis, introspection and presence that speaks to the audience as if there were no camera in the room. This generous sharing of personal experiences, neuroses, fantasies and opinions acts as an empathetic way of drawing out the same in others. Zweig has honed a conversational interview style and easy repartee with his subjects that result in some of the most inspiring vulnerability and honesty you will ever experience while watching film.

Vinyl was ranked one of Pitchfork's 20 Essential Music Docs in 2013.