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James Buddy Day is a Canadian director, writer and producer. He is the principal of Pyramid Productions.[1]

2015 - present

Since 2015, Day has been the Showrunner for numerous true crime television documentaries and series including The Shocking Truth, and Sex, Lies & Murder for Pyramid Productions.[2][3] In 2018, Day co-wrote, co-produced and directed, Casey Anthony: Her Friends Speak, in which key individuals involved in the Casey Anthony trial reunited to recall their tense interviews with police, and the media circus surrounding her high-profile trial in which Casey Anthony faced the death penalty for the death of her daughter Caylee.[4] That same year Day directed Slender Man Stabbing: The Untold Story, which featured the first interviews with many involved in the Slender Man Stabbing in Waukesha, Wisconsin.[5] In 2019, he was the executive producer Oxygen’s The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell with Texas Crew Productions, called the "definitive story" of Susan's final years with "alarming new developments" and "scandalous" never-before-seen videos. There will be rare interviews with family members offering a new, closer look into the shocking case.[6]

Charles Manson

James Buddy Day wrote to Charles Manson in 2016 and proposed creating a documentary to explore Manson's longstanding claim of innocence.[7] Manson accepted, and when Manson died on November 19th, 2017, Day became the last journalist to interview him through a year long series of phone calls, which were the basis for the film Charles Manson: The Final Words.[8] Narrated by musician and director Rob Zombie, the documentary focuses on the Manson family murders told from Manson’s perspective using never-before-seen case files, pictures and exclusive interviews with so-called "Manson Family" members, Barbra Hoyt, Catherine Gillies, and Bobby Beausoleil.[9]

The documentary presents an "alternate theory" behind the so-called "Manson Family" crimes, proposing the murders were the result of a series of interconnected events surrounding Charles Manson, in contrast to the Los Angeles District Attorney's theory that the murders were the result of Manson's desire to start a race war he called "Helter Skelter."[10]

The film premiered on REELZ Channel to much acclaim and was awarded the 2017 Audience Award at the Red Rock Film Festival, Best Dramatic Documentary at the Atlanta Docufest 2017, as well as and Official Selection of CUFF.Docs 2017 and the Calgary Underground Film Festival. The film was listed as recommended viewing by both the New York Times and the Washington Post.[11] In 2018, Day directed the documentary Charles Manson: The Funeral for MyEntertainment which documented the legal battle over Manson's remains and subsequent funeral held by Manson's grandson Jason Freeman.[12]

Filmography

Feature Length Documentaries

  • The Salvation of Todd Bentley (2015)
  • Goalie: My Life in the Crease (Co-director) (2015)
  • Carisa Hendrix: Girl on Fire (2016)

Television Series and Specials

  • Wild Obsession (2012- 2013)
  • Seasons of the Wild (2015)
  • Expedition Earth (2016)
  • The Shocking Truth (2015 - 2017)
  • Charles Manson: The Final Words (2018)
  • Casey Anthony: Her Friends Speak (2018)
  • Sex, Lies & Murder (2018 - 2019)
  • Slender Man Stabbing: The Untold Story (2019)
  • Charles Manson: The Funeral (2019)
  • The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell (2019)




References

  1. ^ "Pyramid Productions Inc". Pyramid Productions Inc. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. ^ "The Appeal of 'Sex, Lies & Murder'". Cablefax. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  3. ^ "Pyramid Productions Inc". Pyramid Productions Inc. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  4. ^ Boedeker, Hal. "'Casey Anthony: Her Friends Speak' debuts in December". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  5. ^ "Morgan and Anissa stabbed their friend 'because of 'Slender Man'. This is their lives now". Mamamia. 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  6. ^ "Oxygen Examines The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell and Promises New Theories About Shocking Case". E! News. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  7. ^ "Perspective From A Madman: A Few Minutes with Director Buddy Day Talking About 'Charles Manson: The Final Words'". In The Seats. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  8. ^ Charles Manson: The Final Words, retrieved 2019-04-16
  9. ^ "Charles Manson: The Final Words". REELZChannel. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  10. ^ "FILM REVIEW: CHARLES MANSON: THE FINAL WORDS". Fear Forever. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  11. ^ Desk, TV News. "Reelz Presents Two-Hour Documentary CHARLES MANSON: THE FINAL WORDS, 12/3". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ Nolasco, Stephanie (2019-04-12). "Man who says he's Charles Manson's grandson films infamous cult leader's funeral for doc: 'This is my story'". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
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