Lift (2001) Dir. Mark Isaacs

Dir: Marc Isaacs / UK / 2001 Filmmaker Marc Isaacs sets himself up in a London tower block lift. The residents come to trust him and reveal the things that matter to them creating a humorous and moving portrait of a vertical community.

In this video, below, from a talk at Birmingham City University, there's an excellent discussion about the debates in Documentary Film especially regarding 'Truth', 'Reality', intervention.

Marc Isaacs talks about his approach to making documentaries and shows clips from some of his films at a Creative Networks event at Birmingham City University on 25 April 2013.