# Errol Morris (Chaos: The Manson Murders | Netflix)

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Podcast: [The Dangerous Art of the Documentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dangerous-art-of-the-documentary-5662616)
Published: 2025-05-09T16:02:00+00:00
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Welcome to Season 4 of The Dangerous Art of the Documentary! Oscar-winning director Errol Morris seeks to understand why Charles Manson’s followers killed 7 people in 1969 through his latest work “Chaos: The Manson Murders”, a chilling exploration of a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments, and murder. Tiller starts the discussion by sharing how Errol inspired him to become a filmmaker (1:30) before Errol unpacks the difference between a conspiracy and a conspiracy theory (6:00), how he knows when to stop making a film (11:00), the meaning of his own term “Errol’s razor” (25:00), the stupidity of some of the murderous culprits (34:00), the similarities between “Chaos” and his 1988 masterpiece “The Thin Blue Line” (44:30), and what fascinates him most about true crime (50:00). Produced by: Jacob Miller Executive Producer: Tiller Russell Music by: James Carroll, Graham Tracey & Zydepunk Distributed by: Jake Brennan & Brady Sadler, Double Elvis Productions

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