TCFF080801-0177, photo by tcfilmfest

Our Friday photos are live and online. This Detroit Free Press article had a little bit of Michael's thoughts about having Phil Donahue at the festival:

An appearance by Phil Donahue, who is making his feature documentary debut with "Body of War" (6 p.m. Thursday, noon Saturday), is a special treat for Moore, who watched Donahue's talk show as a kid.

"He was always asking the hard questions and tackling the subjects that others were afraid of long before anyone else," Moore says. "When I made 'Roger & Me,' he brought his show live to Flint for two full days with just me on the stage and 2,000 people from Flint in the audience."