Tigre Hill is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker. Hill catapulted to the national spotlight with his film The Shame of a City, in which he followed the Sam Katz campaign  in attempt to unseat Mayor John Street in Philadelphia’s 2003 election. The race gained national attention when an FBI bug was found in Street’s office. The film revealed corruption and manipulation with the city’s political landscape.

Not afraid of controversy, Hill’s next film, The Barrel of a Gun, tackled the subject of Mumia Abul Jamal and the killing of Officer Daniel Faulkner.

We sat down with Hill at Good Dog Bar to find out how a kid from Wynnefield gets into filmmaking and why he chooses the topics he does. Things got quite interesting throughout this episode as some of our hosts criticized and challenged some of Hill’s creative decision and preferences. Things cooled off once we started talking about following porn stars on twitter and Stanley Kubrick.

Tigre was a good sport about the interview. That shows you how great the Good Dog is, especially their burger, which Tigre had. Good Dog is on 15th Street between Walnut and Locust Sts. Their bar staff is always one of the best in the city. Never turn down an invite to Good Dog.