Film

American Gadfly

2021 · Documentary

Documentary on the life, legacy, and final campaign of former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel.

IMDb

9.0

A decade since his last campaign, 89-year-old former senator and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Gravel comes out of retirement when a group of teenagers convinces him to run for president one last time. Through the senator’s official Twitter account, the “Gravel teens” embark on an unlikely adventure to qualify him for the Democratic debates in order to advance an anti-war, anti-corruption, and direct democracy agenda in the 2020 presidential race. Working together, the young activists and the experienced politician confuse and amaze the generations between them.

Mike Gravel

Self

Henry Williams

Self

David Oks

Self

Elijah Emery

Self

Henry Magowan

Self

Whitney Stewart Gravel

Self

Jamie Keiles

Self

Tulsi Gabbard

Self

Andrew Yang

Self

Marianne Williamson

Self

Bernie Sanders

Self

Rick Santorum

Self

Anne Williams

Self

Katherine Williams

Self

Bettina Weil

Self

Keane Bhatt

Self

• Skye WallinDirector · Producer
• Jeff HammerProducer
• John BakerExecutive Producer
• Mike RevolvalckeDirector of Photography
• Bryan SarkinenDirector of Photography

Release date

May 28, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

English

Genres

Documentary