documentary be all about take real life and shape it into a story . forget silver suggests that real part doesn not even have to be real and as long a the story good . i watch this again tonight probably the 4th or 5th time i have see it since it be first screen a an ( allegedly ) true doco back in 1996. despite know the whole thing be cod and i be quite surprised to find tear in my eye a nz pioneer film maker colin mckenzie accidentally film his own death in spain and so drawn be i into the story . once you strip away the hype over the hoax factor and what leave be just a great story about a struggling film maker facing and almost overcome insurmountable obstacle to create a work of mad genius . anyone expect belly laugh from forget silver be probably go to be disappoint and because view a a story and this isn not a comedy it a tragedy . it no wonder so many people be suck into believe it when it first screen the colin mckenzie saga have an emotional depth which be heartbreaking . bonus point for a brilliant musical score and some superb technical effect ( especially the corroded and bubbling and self destruct nitrate film while most filmmaker would have settle for a couple of cliché tramline to make the footage look old ) and and the gorgeous thomas robbins a colin mckenzie .