- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 53 nominations.
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Cast
Anthony Weiner | ... |
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Huma Abedin | ... |
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Jordan Zain Weiner | ... |
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Barbara Morgan | ... |
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George McDonald | ... |
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Camille Joseph | ... |
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Amit Bagga | ... |
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Maura Tracy | ... |
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Sydney Leathers | ... |
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Andrew Noh | ... |
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Adam S. Barta | ... |
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Bill Clinton | ... |
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Hillary Clinton | ... |
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Stephen Colbert | ... |
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Bill de Blasio | ... |
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Saul Kessler | ... |
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Jay Leno | ... |
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Jane Lynch | ... |
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Rachel Maddow | ... |
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Bill Maher | ... |
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Lawrence O'Donnell | ... |
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Barack Obama | ... |
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Dean Obeidallah | ... |
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Andrea Peyser | ... |
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Philippe Reines | ... |
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Howard Stern | ... |
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Jon Stewart | ... |
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Jake Tapper | ... |
Self - CNN (archiveFootage)
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Donald Trump | ... |
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J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner | ... |
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Alex Belisle | ... |
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Directed by
Josh Kriegman | ||
Elyse Steinberg |
Written by
Josh Kriegman | ... | () |
Elyse Steinberg | ... | () |
Eli B. Despres | ... | () |
Produced by
Christopher Clements | ... | executive producer |
Barbara Delaune Warren | ... | co-executive producer |
Elizabeth Delaune Warren | ... | co-producer |
Lily Fan | ... | executive producer |
James Gay-Rees | ... | co-executive producer (as James Rees) |
Julie Goldman | ... | executive producer |
Carolyn Hepburn | ... | executive producer |
Josh Kriegman | ... | producer |
Sean McGing | ... | co-producer |
Elyse Steinberg | ... | producer |
Hilary Verbuch | ... | co-executive producer |
Music by
Jeff Beal |
Cinematography by
Josh Kriegman |
Editing by
Eli B. Despres |
Editorial Department
Kevin Allen Caby | ... | assistant digital intermediate on-line editor |
Will Cox | ... | colorist |
Drew Kilgore | ... | on-line editor |
Josh Kriegman | ... | additional editor |
Sean McGing | ... | assistant editor |
Caitlin Tartaro | ... | post-production coordinator: Digital Intermediate Producer |
Kenneth Wachtel | ... | additional editor |
Production Management
Brandt Gassman | ... | post-production supervisor |
Nora Unkel | ... | post-production supervisor |
Sound Department
Julian Angel | ... | sound effects editor |
Leslie Bloome | ... | foley artist |
Ryan Collison | ... | foley mixer |
Stephen C. Davies | ... | sound effects editor |
Joanna Fang | ... | foley artist (as a different name) |
Brandon Neubauer | ... | sound mixer |
Tom Paul | ... | Supervising Sound Editor and Re-recording Mixer |
Nick Seaman | ... | foley mixer |
Chris Stangroom | ... | dialogue editor |
Visual Effects by
Ben Kiviat | ... | visual effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Carter | ... | camera operator |
Elizabeth Delaune Warren | ... | camera operator |
Sean McGing | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
Ana Gomez Bernaus | ... | title design |
Syd Garon | ... | title design and animation |
Chris Kirk | ... | title design and animation |
Alex Verlan | ... | title design and animation |
Music Department
Bruce Gilbert | ... | music consultant |
Nicole Weisberg | ... | music coordinator |
Additional Crew
Lisa Callif | ... | clearance counsel |
Samantha Casey | ... | archival consultant (as Samantha Kerzner) |
Marisa Kapust | ... | production counsel |
Andrew Morreale | ... | consultant |
Susan Ricketts | ... | archival consultant |
Erez Rosenberg | ... | production legal |
Huma Khan | ... | director legal post production (uncredited) |
Thanks
Ryan Harrington | ... | special thanks |
Rachel Elizabeth Seed | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sundance Selects (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- Showtime Networks (2016) (United States) (tv)
- Cinema Delicatessen (2016) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Transformer (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Canvas (2016) (Belgium) (tv)
- Madman Entertainment (2016) (Australia)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2017) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO2)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2017) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- HOBO (post-production sound services)
- Montclair Film Festival (festival)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Serving seven consecutive terms, Anthony Weiner, good friends with and political allies to the Clintons, was once a highly respected member of Congress from New York City, he seen as a man sticking up for the every day person. That all changed in June, 2011 when he was forced to resign in disgrace after admitting that he did tweet lewd "headless" photos of himself from his public Twitter account to women he met online, and that it was not the work of a hacker or that the photos were of someone else. At the time, his wife Huma Abedin, herself a key aide to Hillary Clinton, was pregnant with their first child, she who decided to stand by her man. Two years later with Abedin still by his side, Weiner tries to resurrect his political career in a run for New York City mayor. He realizes that he has an uphill battle not only because of the known previously tweeted photos, but that there are other lewd photos from that era that may also come to light during the campaign. Regardless of the 2011 resignation, Weiner may not want to admit that any wrongdoing in his personal life should affect his ability to do his job as a politician, congressman, mayor or otherwise. He is probably well aware that the behavior associated with the tweeted photos will dog him during the entire election campaign - with some voters not caring what he does in his personal life, some never willing to forgive or forget such behavior, and some in the middle, those who he has to convince to vote for him. But will the collective "they" - including his campaign staff and Abedin - care and forgive a second time around if the behavior has continued, especially if he did or does not own up to it? Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Anthony Weiner was a young congressman on the cusp of higher office when a sexting scandal forced a humiliating resignation. Just two years later, he ran for Mayor of New York City, betting that his ideas would trump his indiscretions. He was wrong. See more » |
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Box Office
Opening Weekend United States | $84,173, 22 May 2016 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Anthony Weiner declined to endorse the completed film upon release and claimed he had no intention of even seeing the documentary, adding "I already know how it ends." See more » |
Movie Connections | Features Meet the Press (1947). See more » |
Soundtracks | In 3s See more » |
Quotes |
Anthony Weiner:
[after being called an asshole by a stranger]
It takes one to know one, jackass. See more » |