One thing I learned this week is that Access Hollywood will not offer payments to air footage of our documentary for a segment they are doing on celebrity obsession. Mainstream Media 1, Independent filmmakers 0. I guess we don’t pull weight like Brad Pitt, and we should just be happy to get some air-time.
In all honesty, the segment was much better than I expected. In my mind, it would end up being a completely unsympathetic mockery of Jeff. But to my surprise, they touched on his Asperger’s Syndrome, the disability that impairs Jeff’s social skills.
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Backstory: Jeff Turner is one of two subjects in I Think We’re Alone Now. He first came to the media’s attention in the late 80′s for “stalking” pop star Tiffany. His fondness for Tiffany lasted many many years, and eventually Jeff had to move on. Cut to December 2008. Jeff is making headlines again for “stalking” another celebrity. I use quotations because it has been director Sean Donnelly’s intention while making this film, to explore Jeff’s side of the story. While typical media coverage slings around the word stalker to create hype and fear, I Think We’re Alone Now attempts to show the man behind the headlines.