In 2002 , Morris was commissioned to make a short film for the 75th Academy Awards . He was hired based on his advertising resume , not his career as a director of feature-length documentaries . Those interviewed ranged from Laura Bush to Iggy Pop to Kenneth Arrow to Morris 's 15-year-old son Hamilton . Morris was nominated for an Emmy for this short film . He considered editing this footage into a feature-length film , focusing on Donald Trump discussing '' Citizen Kane '' ( this segment was later released on the second issue of '' Wholphin '' ) . Morris went on to make a second short for the 79th Academy Awards in 2007 , this time interviewing the various nominees and asking them about their Oscar experiences
79th Academy Awards
79th Academy Awards
Errol Morris