Whirlybird (2020)

This is like watching the real life version of Nightcrawler. The Turs, a couple who ran a news service agency in Los Angeles, aggressively searched out stories using whatever means they could (eventually even buying a helicopter) and in doing so managed to be at the forefront of many of the largest news stories from the 1990s, such as OJ Simpson’s police chase and the beating of Reginald Denny. The documentary is slow at times, but it does offer the chance to see what is required in getting the story and what that does to a person, their relationships, and their family. It ignores discussing the negative influences that the relentless pursuit for The Story has on the news and the general public.