LOS ANGELES —
More than 24 years after the shocking televised suicide of Pennsylvania Treasurer R. Budd Dwyer that topped headlines and newscasts across the country, Los Angeles filmmaker James Dirschberger’s documentary “Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer” will make its Los Angeles premiere at Cinema Speakeasy at the Royal/T in Culver City.
Earlier this year the film had some of its first screenings at Allegheny College, where dozens of local residents attended and took part in discussions with a panel that included the filmmaker and Dwyer’s son and sister.
The documentary about the life of the politician, who grew up in the Meadville area, will premiere on July 29 in conjunction with its release across multiple digital platforms including Amazon VOD and Hulu, as well as the newly re-launched website for “Honest Man.” The independent feature documentary retraces the life of Dwyer, who committed suicide at a televised press conference, chronicles his meteoric rise to political power and examines the bribery scandal and subsequent trial that pushed him to his breaking point.
Since the film’s theatrical and DVD release, “Honest Man” has generated revenues well beyond the film’s modest $13,000 budget. In January, on the 24th anniversary of Dwyer’s death, “Honest Man” screened at Allegheny, Dwyer’s alma matter, where veteran television reporter Lou Baxter moderated a question-and-answer with Dirschberger and Dwyer’s family. Two sold-out crowds of people who knew Dwyer during his lifetime attended the emotional discussions in a small theater in the school’s Vukovich Center.
“Honest Man” is also set to air soon on PBS affiliate WQLN-TV.
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