America has a middle finger for Norman Lear…
Via Hollywood Reporter:
For 45 years, Norman Lear has been a provocative force on the cultural and political scene and, at 93, he’s not ready to cede the stage. He’ll be on hand Jan. 21 when the documentary Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You debuts on the fest’s opening night.
Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, who were Oscar nominees for their 2006 doc Jesus Camp, the film traces Lear’s life — from his teen years working at Coney Island to his ground-breaking sitcoms such as All in the Family and Maude to his founding of the progressive advocacy group People for the American Way in 1981. And the film looks at family secrets — like his father’s incarceration for selling fake bonds — that haunted him into adulthood.