“Alexandra Pelosi Muses on the Donors She Convinced to Talk Candidly in Her New Film”

NYT:

Alexandra Pelosi, the documentary filmmaker, was strolling the Democratic National Convention last week when she spotted Jonathan Soros, the liberal megadonor, down the hall. She leapt into a broom closet to avoid him.

“I’m hiding!” she explained the next day, merrily re-enacting her acrobatics inside the lobby of the Le Meridien Hotel here. “I just have to get to Monday without a cease-and-desist.”

Monday is when Mr. Soros will be among the subjects of Ms. Pelosi’s new film, “Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?,” in which she convinced some of this country’s wealthiest political contributors to talk candidly about why they give. (One compares himself to Jesus.) Ms. Pelosi did not want to hear any second thoughts before it airs on HBO.

The Meridien, she said, was a safe space: “If you’re looking for the billionaire class that Bernie is against, they’re not here; they’re over at the Ritz.” Just then, Bruce Charash, another donor in the film, stopped to say hello. His dog, Scout, was wearing a star-spangled girdle, and he pawed at Ms. Pelosi’s red dress.

Scout, Ms. Pelosi explained, has met more presidential candidates than a voter in caucus-central Des Moines, thanks to his owner’s largesse. “He likes Elizabeth Warren the best,” Dr. Charash said, approvingly.

Share this: