Participant Prods vote for Carter

Quick Links  He Comes in Peace  Jonathan Demme

They like them documentaries and former prez/vice presidents over at Participant Prods. The socially responsible Jeff Skoll will focus on the only living U.S president who has probably done more for his country (and other nations) out of office, than in office. Variety reports that Jimmy Carter will be the subject of a Jonathan Demme’s newest doc project called He Comes in Peace.

Coinciding with Carter’s current book tour, Demme and his crew will follow Carter across the U.S., through red states and blue, to bookstores and talk shows and Wal-Marts, as he undertakes a book tour for his new tome, “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” At the same time, Carter, who has written more than 20 books, will speak about how to achieve peace in the Mideast and his lifelong philosophy of human compassion.

The feature filmmaker (creds: The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia) has been dabbing in and out fo fiction and docu filmmaking, most recently his The Agronomist was particualiry a strong portrait and music fans certainly took to last year’s Neil Young: Heart of Gold . Demme is quoted as saying that he is seeking what he calls an “experiential” approach, emphasizing spontaneity and veracity, and said he wants to avoid “talking heads”.