How director Ryan White made 'Pamela, a Love Story,' a film that demands you abandon your preconceived notions about the Baywatch bombshell.
, a film that demands you abandon your preconceived notions about the Baywatch bombshell.They don’t make them like Pamela Anderson anymore. Her carefree spirit and unrehearsed approach to public life are characteristics of a bygone era—one that existed long before tween TikTok stars paid Hollywood publicists seven figures to manage their social media brands.
RYAN WHITE: Yeah, kind of. But I wouldn't say that Pamela wanted to make a documentary. I would say her sons convinced her that she should make a documentary. And so my first meeting was actually with Brandon, her son. I knew very little about Pamela Anderson. I actually didn't even know she was Canadian, so when Brandon said she was living back in Canada—
Wow, if we can relay this to an audience, it's going to surprise a lot of people that think they know who she is but don't. I saw that you read Anderson’s memoir, really enjoyed it, and it helped convince you to do the documentary. What about it was compelling to you? As far as her experiences being a cautionary tale, I think Pamela would be the first to say she doesn't regret anything in her life. That's where she's really nuanced. Even the people that have hurt her the most in her life, Pamela does not have anger and resentment towards them. In fact, those might be the people that she has the most extreme amount of love for outside of her children.
It's interesting because as a filmmaker, I rarely think about what my end goal is. I get asked a lot when I finish a film,"What do you want the takeaway to be?" I never think about takeaways when I'm beginning a film. I'm always drawn to character though. And usually a character is interesting because they have faced adversity. Regardless of how big Pamela’s story is, once you sit down with a woman and get to know her, it becomes transformative.
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