This local filmmaker rightfully won the
Director's Award at Sundance last year for The Devil and Daniel
Johnston, a stunning documentary about the singer-songwriterartist
of the title, who has long endured manic depression.
In his artful -biography, Feuerzeig manages to debunk major -
misconceptions about Johnston. "People see him as some sort
of idiot savant," the director says, "but Daniel is always the
smartest guy in the room." The movie will be released March 31,
and Feuerzeig plans to spend 2006 work-ing on his next picture,
a mix of narrative and documentary about Chuck Wepner, the
New Jersey club fighter who shot to fame after knocking down
Muhammad Ali during a championship fight in 1975. "It will be
like The Devil and Daniel Johnston crossed with American Splendor," Feuerzeig says.—DD —Courtesy of Time Out New York #25
