Nadia Szold’s documentary feature on one of America’s most controversial defenders of free speech
LARRY FLYNT
FOR PRESIDENT
to have World Premiere next month at
the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival
Directed by Nadia Szold
Produced by Ben Browning, Lauren Mekhael, Steven Prince, and Ivan Orlic
Featuring
Larry Flynt
Althea Flynt
Russell Means
Frank Zappa
Timothy Leary
Jerry Falwell
SYNOPSIS
Raised in poverty in the hills of Kentucky with only an eighth grade education, Larry Flynt built a multi-million dollar pornography empire during the 70s and 80s with the explicit Hustler magazine as its cornerstone. A staunch advocate for the First Amendment, Flynt frequently butted heads with the so-called moral majority and found himself embroiled in fierce legal battles that he fought with theatrical flair, thumbing his nose at a system he viewed as hypocritical and corrupt.
After a gunman’s bullet left him paralyzed from the waist down in 1978, Flynt resurfaced in 1983 to announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. His platform, he said, was simple: “Every ounce of energy that I can muster will be devoted toward moving the massive repressive hand of government from the crotch of the American people.”
This riveting film from director Nadia Szold assembles never-before-seen footage captured in 1983 by a film crew documenting Flynt’s unlikely bid for the White House. Chronicling Flynt’s campaign—ran from his gold-plated wheelchair with his devoted wife Althea by his side—Larry Flynt for President stands as a fascinating record of one of America’s most controversial defenders of free speech.
– Tribeca Film Festival Program
