Weiner

— In 2013, Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin allowed filmmakers access to Weiner’s NYC mayoral campaign but, instead of recording a comeback, the filmmakers ended up documenting a campaign and a relationship stressed to their limits by a second scandal, a media frenzy, and a spotlight that wouldn’t go away. The film successfully casts a wider eye on Weiner, sometimes tender and sometimes less so. As interesting is the picture that evolves of Huma Abedin. In the end, it’s hard not to admire Weiner’s dedication to his constituency and Huma’s support of him in spite of his personal issues. In one scene we watch as he skillfully turns an angry audience to a supportive one thanks to his own likability and believability and, maybe, his own compassion and tenacity. The connection between Huma and Hillary Clinton, while only referenced in the film, echoes the background as we view things during the 2016 primary season. The film was paced well and interesting. I’d recommend it. (Shown at True/False Film Fest 2016.)

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[2016. 96 minutes, Directed by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg.]
http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-review-weiner-is-the-best-documentary-about-a-political-campaign-ever-made-20160124