On this episode of Sup Doc Paco sits down with writer Adam Mansbach who wrote the biopic Barry currently available on Netflix. Barry is set in the year 1981 and focuses on the future president Barack Obama as he struggles to figure out his identity as he moves between various different communities and social circles while attending Columbia University. We also talk about race and identity, why he wrote his best-seller Go The Fuck To Sleep, working with Alan Zweibel, and his method and inspiration to write Barry.

Barry is a 2016 American drama film directed by Vikram Gandhi about Barack Obama’s life at Columbia University in 1981. It stars Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Mitchell, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, Ellar Coltrane, Avi Nash and Linus Roache. It was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released on Netflix on December 16, 2016.

Paco and George sit down with comedian Bert DiVietri to talk about his favorite documentary The Death of “Superman Lives”: What Happened? Director Jon Schnepp’s 2015 film looks at the infamous Tim Burton reboot of Superman starring Nicholas Cage, which never got made. We talk to Bert about DC vs. Marvel, fantasy casting, Kevin Smith, Jon Peters’s headlocks, fandom, and more. You can find the film at http://www.tdoslwh.com and it’s also available on Showtime.

On EP 47 host Paco Romane talks about his favorite docs he watched in 2016, goes thru listener mail and provides some important details about our LIVE SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival show on January 29th! And as always Paco, George Chen and Will Scovill would like to say THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!! You’ve made 2016 our best year yet! And as always Sup Doc is a 100% self-funded, volunteer labor of love. We want nothing more than to have ad free shows! To make that happen we created a Patreon page for those that can help out. We will also be providing unique Sup Doc content for our contributors. You can contribute as little as $1 a month! If now is not good for you we always appreciate you listening and spreading the word about Sup Doc! https://www.patreon.com/supdocpodcast

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 46 HOME MOVIE with comedian Amy Miler Sup Doc Ep46: Hosts George Chen and Paco Romane sit down with comedian Amy Miller (Last Comic Standing, Kill Rock Stars)…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Sup Doc Ep 44: You Don’t Know Bo: The Legend of Bo Jackson with comedian Billy Wayne Davis On Ep 44 Paco and George sit down with comedian Billy Wayne…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Sup Doc Ep 43: Hell House with writer Molly Lambert Paco and George talk with MTV writer/podcaster Molly Lambert. They get into ghosts, The Black Dahlia, music, Christianity, and dig deep…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 41 BUSTER KEATON RIDES AGAIN with comedian Nick Flanagan On Episode 41 Paco Romane and George Chen talk with comedian and actor Nick Flanagan about Buster Keaton Rides…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 40 JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK with comedian Julia Prescott On episode 40 we delve into the life of a comedy great via the 2010 documentary, Joan…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 39 ROOM 237/THE NIGHTMARE director Rodney Ascher (Part 2) Part 2 of a 2-episode interview with Rodney Ascher. (Check out Part 1) You wake up in the middle of…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 38 ROOM 237/THE NIGHTMARE director Rodney Ascher (Part 1) Part 1 of a 2-part interview. (Check out Part 2 here) You wake up in the middle of night,…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 37 FINDING VIVIAN MAIER with comedian Esther Ku On Ep 37 Paco and George welcome comedian and actress Esther Ku to talk about the riveting 2013 doc Finding…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 36: I’LL BE ME with the band WIMPS Paco and George are joined by Seattle band Wimps to discuss the 2014 Glenn Campbell documentary, I’ll Be Me by…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 35 OJ: MADE IN AMERICA with comedians Greg Edwards/Harmon Leon On EP 35 hosts Paco Romane and George Chen examine O.J.: Made in America a 2016 American five-part…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 34 JODOROWSKY’S DUNE with comedian Michael D’Bey Jodorowsky’s Dune is a 2013 American-French documentary film directed by Frank Pavich. The film explores cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky‘s unsuccessful…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 32 DEEP WATER with music writer Ned Raggett Today’s whale of a tale concerns the ill-fated voyage of Donald Crowhurst, as seen through the lens of Louise Osmond…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 31 Sup Doc 1 Year Anniversary Show! It’s been a full year since we dropped the very first episodes of Sup Doc! We watched many classic and soon-to-be-classic…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 29 THE CARTER/ROOM 237 with musician William Hutson What do Lil Wayne and The Shining have in common? On Ep 29 Paco and George speak with musician William…

On Ep 28 Paco and George sit down with comedian Riley Silverman to discuss the 2011 doc Jiro Dreams of Sushi the story of 85-year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station.

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast Ep 27 BROKEN DREAMS with TV Host Veronica Belmont Sup Doc Ep27 – Broken Dreams with TV Host Veronica Belmont George and Paco welcome the talented Veronica Belmont to the…

Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast Ep 26 RELIGULOUS with comedian Todd Glass On Episode 26 of Sup Doc host Paco Romane sits down with the hilarious comedian and podcast host (The Todd Glass Show) Todd…