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Video: The Rent Is Too Damn High, <em>The Movie</em>
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Published Dec 1, 2010
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Jimmy McMillan has already blurred the line between parody and sincerity with his gloves, his album, and frankly his entire campaign. But just because the campaign is over doesn't mean the publicity boat has sailed! Filmmakers Aaron Fisher-Cohen and Kristian Almgren have just finished their documentary on the gubarnatorial-candidate-turned-national-hero, DAMN!, and are planning to release it at SXSW in March. But will the public's attention have waned by then?
Cohen told Movieline, “Great art is often timeless. I don’t expect Jimmy McMillan to be very popular upon the release, but I don’t think that will hinder our story, or who he is as a person, which is what will make this film great." Vietnam vet with eccentric facial hair fights for the rights of the people? Instant blockbuster. Check out the preview:
DAMN! Teaser One from FantasticRelationship Filmmaking on Vimeo.
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