A new documentary about U.S. Representative Barney Frank, titled “Let’s Get Frank” is showing at Visions Cinema this weekend only. Screenings at 8:00 and 9:40 p.m. on Friday and Saturday are $9. A 6:15 p.m. screening on Sunday is $15, and features a discussion with Rep. Frank after the film. From the synopsis:
Filmmaker Bart Everly has spent the past 24 months following U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), one of the nation’s few openly gay politicians. With unprecedented and unlimited access to both his professional and personal life, Everly has captured Frank doing what he does best — being Frank! From Capitol Hill to Fire Island, from high-power meetings to being out and about with his boyfriend, Barney Frank is more than just another member of Congress … “
Visions seems to have the corner on progressive political documentaries in the District. Also upcoming: Bush’s Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential (Aug. 30), Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (Sept. 7), and “Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire” (Sept. 10).
