The documentary Russell Brand doesn't want you to see

Russell Brand gave renowned documentarian Ondi Timoner full access to his spiritual quest. Then he turned his back on her.

It's enough to make you more conducive than usual to the antics of Russell Brand, though the comic-turned-social-commentator is still pretty overbearing company in Brand: A Second Coming, a slick documentary portrait by Ondi Timoner that nonetheless misses a trick by largely taking its subject at his big-mouthed word, rarely needling him into argument or revelation.

In Conversation: Ondi Timoner

With Brand: A Second Coming, Ondi Timoner sets her sights on an intriguing subject - comedian turned revolutionary activist Russell Brand.

Ondi Timoner interview

Maker of revealing documentary Brand: A Second Coming, Ondi Timoner, says she still respects the comedian despite falling out with him over the film.

Filmmaker says Russell Brand is 'walking contradiction'

Brand: A Second Coming documentary maker Ondi Timoner has described her subject Russell Brand as a "walking contradiction" and a "self-destructive" person.

Brand: A Second Coming review

In Ondi Timoner's documentary portrait, comedian/political agitator Russell Brand emerges as unembarrassable, uninterruptible and impervious to mockery.

Ondi Timoner pissed off about Russell Brand's boycott

"I'm pissed off today," chuckles Ondi Timoner. "My mood changes each day. But it's the premiere today, I'm a little bit upset because he's talking other people off the carpet. I've been disappointed. Everybody seems to not be coming."

Director of Brand film hopes they can still be friends

Ondi Timoner said Russell Brand had commissioned her to make Brand: A Second Coming, but told the Standard things were now "awkward" between them.