This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.
Direction
Curry embedded for months; the access is insane.
Editing
Tight 83 minutes that builds like a thriller.
Director
Marshall Curry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spike Lee appears briefly because he was filming a fiction feature in Newark at the same time; Curry was a first-time director with no budget.
Sharpe James was later indicted on federal corruption charges in 2008, making this documentary feel eerily prophetic.
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