“Back in the late '90s, I put together a humorous newsmagazine program called 'The Awful Truth' for Bravo. We helped one guy get an organ transplant whose insurance company had refused to pay. I thought, if we could save a guy's life in a 10-minute segment on cable, what could we do if we devoted a whole movie to a whole bunch of people?”

American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author

Michael Francis Moore is an American filmmaker and author. He is known for documentaries and other work that approach social, political, and economic issues from a progressive point of view. He first came to wider attention with his debut documentary, Roger & Me, which won awards. The film takes a sharp look at the collapse of the automotive industry in 1980s Flint and Detroit.