Master documentarian Louis Theroux joins us for the December Film of the Month.

One of the most prominent and respected figures in documentary, Theroux has been bringing his singular style of filmmaking to audiences for seventeen years. Having trained and worked as a journalist, Theroux transitioned into presenting documentaries first as a correspondent on Michael Moore’s TV Nation (1994), before leading his own series for the BBC, the highly influential Weird Weekends (1998-2000).

Since then, across series such as celebrity interview series When Louis Met (2000-2002) and the longer length, subject specific specials he’s made for BBC2 since (2003-2015); Theroux has taken viewers into homes, subcultures, workplaces and institutions around the world, finding humanity in the most bizarre, disturbing and unexpected places. A incisive, deeply intelligent questioner and irresistible personality, Louis Theroux has never been afraid to put himself at risk of danger or humiliation, and has managed to disarm the steeliest of subjects and defuse the most intense situations.

This year sees the release of his first feature film, the stranger than fiction My Scientology Movie (2015). The film, which premiered at the London Film Festival last month and comes to UK cinemas soon, involves Theroux recording re-enactments of the experiences of members of The Church of Scientology before learning they have turned the camera on him.

As December judge, Louis steps away from the camera for a while to look at your entries for Film of the Month. We hope your the entries pique the discerning eye of a man who has seemingly been everywhere and seen everything.