“Hating Breitbart” also takes an in-depth look Breitbart’s involvement in the ACORN and Anthony Weiner scandals, how traditional media approached each, and the power of new media to tell a different story.
Conservative commentator and activist Andrew Breitbart attracted a slew of friends and foes railing against mainstream media, but the new documentary “Hating Breitbart” splotlights much more than the late commentator’s political positions.
“This (film) is about showing the human being behind all the misconceptions. Andrew was a tremendous person to be around, a stark contrast to the angry and confrontational man he was often portrayed as by the progressive media. He never took himself too seriously,” director Andrew Marcus told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “We call him a cross between ‘Joshua Tree’ and ‘Spinal Tap.’ He was passionate but never took himself too seriously.”
The idea for the documentary, which centers on Breitbart’s determination to highlight how the mainstream media routinely distorts and conveniently ignores certain facts, was sparked when Marcus saw him speak at a Tea Party convention in early 2010.
“That speech really ignited the whole thing. He was a man who had been vilified as a racist, as had the whole Tea Party Movement, and he stood by and declared war (on those representations). The connection he made in that room, it was so visceral and electrifying,” Marcus continued. “We knew that he was the real story and followed him right through to Weinergate.”
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