If the 2016 campaign has you nostalgic for another outlandish political time, you can reminisce about the glory that was Anthony Weiner’s failed bid for New York City mayor as it imploded around yet another sexting scandal with “Weiner,” an all-access documentary hitting theaters next month.
Filmmakers Josh Kriegman — a former Weiner staffer — and Elyse Steinberg won the U.S. grand jury prize for documentary at the Sundance Film Festival for their feature-length look at the ex-congressman’s 2013 attempt at a comeback, before fresh allegations unravelled it all.
A new trailer released Monday features not only Weiner — starting off riding a Citi Bike to show his New Yorker bona fides — but multiple shots of wife Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton whose emails are slated for release as part of the investigation into Clinton’s private server.
There have already been questions about the Clinton connection in “Weiner”: In a January interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the filmmakers denied editing out footage that could be damaging to her presidential campaign.
“Weiner” is out May 20 and is rated R.
