Unknown White Male

Unknown White Male is a documentary about Doug Bruce who completely lost his memory one day in July 2003. The film is directed by his friend, Rupert Murray. However a lot of the footage of the early parts of Bruce's amnesia is shot by Bruce himself only days after the incident.

The film is very well constructed, almost feeling more like a non-fiction film than a documentary. The traditional talking heads are replaced by interesting images and beautiful music. Unfortunately this works against the filmmakers, being fuel for the fire concerning the controversy about whether or not Bruce really does have amnesia. I, personally, never doubted the authenticity of his memory loss. I guess there are a lot of cynical people out there.

Check out the trailer, and then I recommend you check out the movie.