Will Oprah do for Docs what her book club did for books?

Oprah is going to start a Documentary Club.

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A story broke today on IndieWIRE offering a glimpse into what Oprah’s forthcoming Network (OWN) has in store for documentary filmmakers as Jeff Meyer, Senior Vice President, Scheduling, Acquisitions & Strategy for OWN, unveiled plans this weekend at the Directors Guild in LA for a new initiative.

From the IndieWIRE story:

“We want to create an OWN documentary club - sort of a riff on Oprah’s book club - and pick one doc per month and see if we can drive an audience to something that can often be a ratings challenge,” Meyer said, adding what material they’ll be seeking out in their first incarnation. “We’re looking for personal stories. Not so political per se, but we want to find illuminating humanity or issue films that tell a personal story.”