Fred is a 2014 American documentary film that chronicles the 2012 presidential campaign of the first openly gay candidate in a major political party in American history, Fred Karger. Fred premiered at the Monadnock International Film Festival on April 4, 2014.[1]
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| Directed by | John Fitzgerald Keitel |
| Produced by | John Fitzgerald Keitel |
| Starring | Fred Karger |
Production company | ThinkFree TV |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Background
editDirector John Fitzgerald Keitel followed the Fred Karger Presidential campaign for more than two years, as it crisscrossed the country. Keitel captured hundreds of hours of campaigning and tied this together by interviewing young gay activists about how Karger's campaign changed their lives.[2]
Keitel had previously documented Karger's efforts to save the Boom Boom Room, a historic gay bar in Laguna Beach, California.
Synopsis
editIn 2009, Karger launched his presidential campaign at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Over the next two and a half years, Fred shows his campaign at the Republican presidential primaries. Fred captures Karger qualifying for a Fox News Debate and for CPAC, but being excluded from these.
Reception
editFred received mainly positive reviews in the U.S. News & World Report, the Huffington Post and the Concord Monitor.[3][4] Fred played all around New Hampshire from Dartmouth's Rockefeller Center to Concord High School.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Premiere of 'FRED'". April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Iain (April 11, 2014). "Former GOP Presidential Candidate Candidate Fred Karger Visits Concord High School to Promote Film Positivity". Concord Monitor. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Schwab, Niki (April 11, 2014). "Doc Details the Adventures of the First Gay GOP Presidential Candidate". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Shapiro, Lila (April 10, 2014). "Gay Republican Fred Karger Reflects on his 2012 Presidential Campaign, New Documentary". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ "Insider's Look into Presidential Campaigns, Fred Karger". Huffington Post. April 1, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.