Farm On

DAVID METTLER is a nice guy who happens to be married to my good friend Kim. We occasionally bump into each other to eat and/or drink things over pleasant conversation. He's quite tall. Sometimes he is bearded. Other times, not so much. David works as a freelance writer, producer and director of nonfiction tv and film in New York. He's worked across multiple genres for networks including History Channel, MTV, PBS, Discovery Channel, etc. David is most interested in telling stories that tie specific personal experiences of subjects together with larger social, historical, and cultural patterns. He is currently finishing a one hour documentary for MSNBC about the Iran-Contra affair. But the gist of our conversation revolves around one of two wonderful episodes David wrote and directed for the new NETFLIX series ROTTEN. The piece we dig into is called GARLIC BREATH, a story that involves intrigue, scandal, greed, heroism, and yes, lots and lots (and lots) of garlic.