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Improv and The Dakumentary

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Nov 20, 2025
  • 1 min read

One of the upsides of our DIY revolution was that we all got to do what were often improvised bits, capturing those on our phone cameras (or crews, in some cases). Dak Headroom is the archetypal example, but it permeates the entire film.

 
 
 

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