Haunting Douglas

Documentarian Leanne Pooley savvily incorporates conflicting agendas: He was only interested in showcasing his art, she was intent on uncovering his bio. The documentary works on both levels..

– Ronnie Scheib, reviewing Haunting Douglas in Variety, 20 February 2004

[Douglas] Wright had a lot of input into the documentary. [Director Leanne] Pooley included their negotiations in the documentary because "why he doesn't want to speak about something is almost as interesting as an answer".

– Listener writer Amy Prebble in an article on Haunting Douglas, 26 July 2003

I'd really wanted to make, for a long time, a film about what it meant to be an artist. And Douglas was a bit of a gift, because he's all those things that come with art — you know, angst and pain.

– Writer/director Leanne Pooley in a Listener interview, 1 September 2006

What an extraordinary sentence! "In perpetuity..." I don't really care, do what you want with it...

– 1.55 Chereographer and dancer Douglas Wright reacts to the legalese in a documentary release form