The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker is a documentary directed by Colette Camden.
Kai, the homeless hitchhiker, who had the “it factor” that mesmerized the media and audiences back in the day, for a short while, after he was interviewed by a reporter having saved a woman from an attack by bludgeoning the attacker.
The snippet went viral, and Kai became the hero du jour. Wanted by everybody in the media, to then become wanted by the police.
About the Documentary
The protagonist, Kai, the multi-talented homeless hitchhiker, who became a viral sensation, and was offered a number of gigs in TV, and yet, like a true Diogenes refused to accept any of them. Until he did.
Clearly, something was off. The man had just attacked a person with his hatchet, recounting it calmly, and signing it off with “Smash! Smash! Smash!”.
The media folk were looking for the next big personality to build a media sensation.
Kai, the homeless hitchhiker, who had the “it factor” that mesmerized the media and audiences back in the day, for a short while, after he was interviewed by a reporter having saved a woman from an attack by bludgeoning the attacker.
The snippet went viral, and Kai became the hero du jour. Wanted by everybody in the media, to then become wanted by the police.
About the Documentary
The protagonist, Kai, the multi-talented homeless hitchhiker, who became a viral sensation, and was offered a number of gigs in TV, and yet, like a true Diogenes refused to accept any of them. Until he did.
Clearly, something was off. The man had just attacked a person with his hatchet, recounting it calmly, and signing it off with “Smash! Smash! Smash!”.
The media folk were looking for the next big personality to build a media sensation.
- 1/10/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid - TV
Netflix has released what could well be the streaming giant’s next big true-crime hit.
The service has unveiled a feature-length exploration of a man who became a viral sensation in 2013, and the deadly events that followed.
Titled The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, the film follows Kai Lawrence, a homeless person who prevented a man from trying to kill a woman after “smashing” him round the head with a hatchet.
After a video of him detailing the incident was shared online, Lawrence was hailed a hero and received instant fame. Chat shows hosts lined up to interview him, and musicians, including Justin Bieber, requested collaborations with him.
However, Lawrence’s story didn’t end there. Just three months later, he was on trial for the murder of New Jersey attorney Joseph Galfy, which he claims was self-defence.
The trailer starts with the narration: “Have you heard about Kai, the hitchhiker hatchet hero?...
The service has unveiled a feature-length exploration of a man who became a viral sensation in 2013, and the deadly events that followed.
Titled The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, the film follows Kai Lawrence, a homeless person who prevented a man from trying to kill a woman after “smashing” him round the head with a hatchet.
After a video of him detailing the incident was shared online, Lawrence was hailed a hero and received instant fame. Chat shows hosts lined up to interview him, and musicians, including Justin Bieber, requested collaborations with him.
However, Lawrence’s story didn’t end there. Just three months later, he was on trial for the murder of New Jersey attorney Joseph Galfy, which he claims was self-defence.
The trailer starts with the narration: “Have you heard about Kai, the hitchhiker hatchet hero?...
- 1/10/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Netflix is about to release what could well be the streaming giant’s next big true-crime hit.
The streaming service is unveiling a feature-length exploration of a man who became a viral sensation in 2013, and the deadly events that followed.
Titled The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, the film follows Kai Lawrence, a homeless person who prevented a man from trying to kill a woman after “smashing” him round the head with a hatchet.
After a video of him detailing the incident was shared online, Lawrence was hailed a hero and received instant fame. Chat shows hosts lined up to interview him, and musicians, including Justin Bieber, requested collaborations with him.
However, Lawrence’s story didn’t end there. Just three months later, he was on trial for the murder of New Jersey attorney Joseph Galfy, which he claims was self-defence.
The trailer starts with the narration: “Have you heard about Kai,...
The streaming service is unveiling a feature-length exploration of a man who became a viral sensation in 2013, and the deadly events that followed.
Titled The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, the film follows Kai Lawrence, a homeless person who prevented a man from trying to kill a woman after “smashing” him round the head with a hatchet.
After a video of him detailing the incident was shared online, Lawrence was hailed a hero and received instant fame. Chat shows hosts lined up to interview him, and musicians, including Justin Bieber, requested collaborations with him.
However, Lawrence’s story didn’t end there. Just three months later, he was on trial for the murder of New Jersey attorney Joseph Galfy, which he claims was self-defence.
The trailer starts with the narration: “Have you heard about Kai,...
- 1/9/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
It was a story so crazy it had to be true: A homeless surfer-dude hitches a ride from a stranger to Fresno, California. During their journey, the driver — 6-foot-4, 300 pounds — introduces himself as the second coming of Christ, confesses to raping a 14-year-old girl during a business trip in the British Virgin Islands, and says that all Black people should perish, before slamming his vehicle into a Black pedestrian in broad daylight, pinning their body against a truck. When an onlooker rushes over to help, the man emerges from the vehicle,...
- 1/8/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Series
U.K. broadcaster BBC has acquired CNN‘s Primetime Emmy winning series “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.” The six-part series follows Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as he travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines. In each episode, Tucci visits a different region or city of Italy, showing viewers how the diversity of Italian cooking offers a gateway through which they can glimpse Italy’s history and culture.
The show, which is produced by CNN and London-based film and television production company Raw, has already been renewed for a second season and will be available on BBC Two and streamer iPlayer from Feb. 27.
Tucci said: “It has been a dream of mine to make this show for many years and a great joy to make it with CNN and Raw. I am so honored that it has been acquired by the esteemed BBC.
U.K. broadcaster BBC has acquired CNN‘s Primetime Emmy winning series “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.” The six-part series follows Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as he travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines. In each episode, Tucci visits a different region or city of Italy, showing viewers how the diversity of Italian cooking offers a gateway through which they can glimpse Italy’s history and culture.
The show, which is produced by CNN and London-based film and television production company Raw, has already been renewed for a second season and will be available on BBC Two and streamer iPlayer from Feb. 27.
Tucci said: “It has been a dream of mine to make this show for many years and a great joy to make it with CNN and Raw. I am so honored that it has been acquired by the esteemed BBC.
- 2/14/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros International Television Production has appointed Bruno Henriquet to lead its operations in France. Henriquet will be based in Paris, joining the company on June 1 and will report into Ronald Goes, EVP and Head of Wbitvp. Henriquet was most recently Deputy Managing Director in charge of Development at Fremantle France where he was responsible for format adaptations such as Family Feud, Password, and Game Of Talents as well as locally developed programming. Recent original IP creations include All Your Wishes, Battle Of The Judges and The Artisan, along with late-night show The Farmer Wants A Wife: Rewind. Prior to joining Fremantle in 2008, Henriquet spent five years at Studio 89, was Editor in Chief for Morning Live on M6 and worked as a journalist for Canal+.
Channel 4 has commissioned a feature-length documentary from Caravan and Quicksilver Media exploring the origins and growth of the anti-vaccination movement, and its impact on...
Channel 4 has commissioned a feature-length documentary from Caravan and Quicksilver Media exploring the origins and growth of the anti-vaccination movement, and its impact on...
- 5/5/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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