Weiner - True/False Film Fest

Weiner

This raucous, fast-paced profile gets up close and personal as it encounters the exploits of dethroned New York politician Anthony Weiner.
Director: Josh Kriegman & Elyse Steinberg
Runtime: 1:36
In-person: co-directors Elyse Steinberg & Josh Kriegman
Fest Year: 2016
Politicians these days do not have it easy — they must expect to sacrifice all privacy once they enter the brutal political arena. But the tragicomedy of disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner went well beyond that, as his outsized ambition met other outsized appetites that begat one self-inflicted fiasco after another. Filmmakers Steinberg and Kriegman were uncommonly well-positioned — insiders during Weiner’s New York City mayoral battle — capturing an epic political meltdown of historic proportions. With uncanny access to the candidate, his wife Huma Abedin (Hillary Clinton’s closest aide), and his wobbly campaign team, Weiner plays out like a ripping, rollicking farce. (PC)[Note: Extended Q&A with the directors and AJ Schnack after 37c] Presented by The Law Firm of Holder Susan Slusher Oxenhandler