By all accounts Ondi Timoner had a maddening time making this film about comedian slash political provocateur Russell Brand. To be sure he is not mad – he is dazzlingly brilliant – but maddening, and in that respect a perfect pairing for what’s happening right now. From Jihad to Trump, there’s a feeling of things coming unhinged that Brand – love him and loathe him – perfectly encapsulates. That he is a manic drug / sex addict / fame whore far from making him a freak, marks him a man for our time and the brand ambassador – if you will – for what Capitalist Celebrity Consumer Man hath wrought. Hats off to Katy Perry for marrying him and to Ondi Timoner for making this film about him. And a brickbat to Brand for distancing himself from this empathetic portrayal. Although the film may be more than he deserves, now is not the time to be silenced by shame. He needs to keep telling it like it is because right here, right now, he could not be more on message, as this loco doco reveals.
TUESDAY NOV 17th @ 7:30PM at Laemmle Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, CA
Written, Directed & Produced by Ondi Timoner
2x Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner
for “DIG!” & “WE LIVE IN PUBLIC”
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