I must be mismembering
They made such a deal out of Joe Exotic's studio catching fire and that was where all of Kirkham's footage (supposedly) was as well. So this was extra footage that wasn't in a studio where all the footage burned?
I can't see Joe Exotic volunteering his own footage to be used in a documentary that paints him in such a poor light. If so, I don't think he would offer it without a "final cut" clause.
They made such a deal out of Joe Exotic's studio catching fire and that was where all of Kirkham's footage (supposedly) was as well. So this was extra footage that wasn't in a studio where all the footage burned?
I can't see Joe Exotic volunteering his own footage to be used in a documentary that paints him in such a poor light. If so, I don't think he would offer it without a "final cut" clause.
But in an early episode they DID say that Joe liked to film everything at the zoo. His "studio" was, I assumed, a recording studio for his songs/videos, and not necessarily where random footage was kept.
Also, if you get any sense of Exotic at all, it's that he craves attention. I could EASILY see him saying yes to any documentary about himself, since he seemed oblivious up till the end that he might be seen in a bad light.