Weiner

With unrestricted access to Anthony Weiner’s New York City mayoral campaign, this film reveals the human story behind the scenes of a high-profile political scandal as it unfolds, and offers an unfiltered look at how much today’s politics is driven by an appetite for spectacle. 

Sexts, lies, and Carlos Danger: watch the wildest political meltdown in recent history as it unfolds. It’s 2013 and Anthony Weiner—still reeling from the sex scandal that ended his political career two years earlier—is back in the spotlight as he mounts an audacious comeback campaign for New York City mayor. But it’s not long before history repeats itself and new sexting allegations leave Weiner and his aides scrambling to contain the damage. Granted unfettered access to the candidate and his campaign, filmmakers Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg capture a jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes look at the political machine as it breaks down. Winner of the 2016 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary.

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Press

“Fast, funny, insightful and outrageous – politics as its insane best.”

Vanity Fair

“Hilarious…like a spinal tap of politics…it’s the full package.”

New York Post

"Mind-blowing…one of the best documentaries ever made about a political scandal.”

Rolling Stone

Premieres & Awards

Grand Jury Prize

Sundance Film Festival 2016

Jury Prize

Champs Elysees Film Festival

Special Jury Prize

Sarasota Film Festival