Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins, The

A portrait of Peter Watkins who has for the past four decades proved that films can be made without compromise. With the proliferation of TV channels, documentaries are enjoying an unprecedented boom fuelled by audiences seeking an alternative to infotainment. But also, documentary-making finds itself constrained by the imperatives of TV. Pre-eminent among today's doc-makers concerned about this mind-numbing standardization, Peter Watkins has never strayed from either his principles or the cause. (Fresh Film Fest)