Whats even more unexpected is how the stories play out.
Either could largely be supported with the same set-up.
The last 15 minutes, he estimated, would be the wild card to a point.
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Unless he had lost badly, ultimately this was going to be a hopeful, inspirational film.
Running a campaign is about managing an image and a message, Curry explains.
But Cory just said, I think Im a good person.
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I think any exposure will only help us.
One piece of exposure he didnt count on: Bookers chief of staff getting caught at a strip club.
It is not the film that his campaign would have made, Curry says.
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So was [Booker] naive in his confidence?
But in the end, he was also right, and the movie certainly has helped him.
You cant fake who you are on a campaign trail.
You cant fake who you are on a documentary.
Its going to come out one way or the other.
Ultimately, its up to the candidate.
If Beto doesnt want to be micd up, hes not micd up, Vietor says.
Now the doc essentially serves as a prequel to a presidential run.
she whispers to one organizer just before they buzz up to an apartment).
Im used to being on my feet 18 hours a day.
Im used to people trying to make me feel bad.
She really is who she says she is, Lears says.
She has a comfort level from a very young age.
Later she gives herself a pep talk in advance of a live televised debate.
The then-28-year-old candidate spreads her arms wide.
I need to take up space, she says, before launching into an Oprah-esque affirmation.
I can do this.
I am experienced enough to do this.
I am knowledgeable enough to do this.
I am prepared enough to do this.
I am mature enough to do this.
I am brave enough to do this.
To capture such candid scenes, Lears employs her background in anthropology to build deep trust with her subjects.
I was not trying to become an activist, Bush says in the film.
It was like a battle zone.
Im not going to allow my daughter to have died for nothing, she says.
Knock Down the Househas one character who does.
Bush has already begun campaigning for Congress in 2020.
(Two talent agencies have already reached out to express interest in Gay, according to Modigliani.)
Another ORourke surrogate, the 17-year-old gun safety advocate Marcel McClinton, is now running for Houston city council.
The main impediment for the director now isnt access so much as finding the compelling story.
Can you make a movie out of that?
