{"id":1535,"date":"2026-07-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fightinginthewarroom.com\/THOB\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2026-07-19T19:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:50:14","slug":"397-the-thin-blue-line-w-pamela-ribon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightinginthewarroom.com\/THOB\/2026\/07\/20\/397-the-thin-blue-line-w-pamela-ribon\/","title":{"rendered":"397 – The Thin Blue Line (w\/ Pamela Ribon!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We welcome back Oscar-nominated My Year of Dicks<\/em> filmmaker Pamela Ribon this week for [gasp] our very first documentary episode! In 1988, Errol Morris made a documentary hit out of The Thin Blue Line<\/em>. Detailing police corruption and bias that led to the wrongful conviction of Robert W. Wood for a police shooting, the film became a non-fiction landmark for unpacking the the case’s inconsistencies and ultimately led to Wood’s vindication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This episode, we talk about how the documentary branch overhauled their nominating process in the wake of snubs for films like this and Hoop Dreams<\/em>. We also discuss the stigma of non-fiction reenactments, how the film would influence later true crime doc style, and Pam’s work on her upcoming documentary, One Act<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topics also include Morris’ Gates of Heaven<\/em>, Werner Herzog eating his shoe, and what the hell a malt is.<\/p>\n