Mike Nelson
Biz/Tech Reporter

Sex hypnotist Tony Lee, who captivated an audience at Caps last Thursday, is preparing to break ground with an independent documentary.

Teaming up with famed Canadian journalist Scott Taylor, Lee plans to enter the heart of Afghanistan to uncover information not readily available to the Canadian public.

“We’re going to be coming to campuses and showing the stone hard truth about Afghanistan,” he said.  “This is the biggest thing that will hit the media.”

Taylor has extensive experience reporting in conflict ridden regions.  He was dubbed ‘the voice of the grunts’ by the Globe and Mail, and ‘a one man army’ by the Toronto Sun.

Two of his most notorious experiences were the five days he spent imprisoned and tortured in Afghanistan in September 2005 and interviewing former Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum.   

“Were going beyond the wire to expose what’s real as opposed to what people think it’s like,” said Taylor.  “Most Canadians are spoon-fed their news.”

Lee, Taylor and a team of four others are completing weapons training in preparation for entering hot zones, and speaking with the people of Afghanistan and members of the Taliban, said Lee.

The documentary will be a grassroots lecture series, with videos also posted on YouTube.  People will be able to track the crew’s progress while filming, and the group plans to show their work at colleges and universities.

“I think right now broadcast has less of an impact,” said Taylor.  “We plan to show a worm’s eye view through unaffiliated reporting.”

The documentary team will try to blend as best they can with the Afghan people through their clothing and cultural awareness.

“This is going to be so unusual,” said Taylor. “We’re used to seeing people in polo shirts talking about tragedy. We’re six years into the mission and only now can the defense minister go beyond the wire while under heavy security.”

Lee has already left an impact on students through his X-rated hypnotism shows, said Kenny Dimech, manager of Caps.

“He’s been doing almost two shows a year at Humber for 12 years,” said Dimech.  “We’ve never had a bad show.”
Filming is slated to begin at the end of May and last three weeks.

The preview for the documentary, Unembedded, is posted on YouTube.