Documentary Community Remembers Morgan Spurlock: ‘Ahead of His Time in So Many Ways’
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor When Morgan Spurlock, who died May 23 from complications of cancer at age 53, first entered the documentary space in 2004 with “Super Size Me,” he managed to turn the film’s success into a career.
A career that was not only prolific, but also lucrative — a rarity, to this day, in the field. The secret to Spurlock’s success?
He was not only a talented filmmaker, but also a brilliant businessman. Just 11 months after the Sundance premiere of “Super Size Me,” Spurlock partnered with FX on the docuseries “30 Days,” which chronicled the journey of an individual situated in an environment antithetical to his background.
The first season of the series began airing in 2005 and included episodes about a Christian living as a Muslim and a conservative heterosexual living with a gay man.
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