Spike Jonze working on Maurice Sendak documentary

Hunter Hill and Perry Moore were unlikely directors for Lake City. It was their first feature and the two had extremely limited experience with film, the only other credits to their names Moore's work as executive producer on the Chronicles of Narnia films. Whatever its success, it was a bold undertaking. Apparently it or Hill's work with Paper magazine attracted the notice of Spike Jonze, who's currently at work on the effects and post-production of Where the Wild Things Are.

According to an article in The San Francisco Chronicle, the pair is working with Jonze on a documentary about Maurice Sendak. Jonze's passion for Sendak's work and respect for the author and illustrator is well-documented, but this is the first time this side project has been mentioned. The item is mentioned almost as a footnote towards the end of the article so no other information on the project is known. One possibility is that they're working on a special feature for whenever Wild Things makes it to DVD/Blu-ray. It could also be that Jonze is producing a full biopic from Hill and Moore, or even vice-versa.

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