naturally strove to highlight the congressman’s countless accomplishments, but also wanted to show a different side to him — the reserved joyousness that few people got to see.Variety
This is evident in the documentary’s inclusion of the video of Lewis grooving to “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, which went viral in 2014, as well as a quick tour of his home in Washington, D.C., that showcases the quirky artwork and antiques he owned. For Porter, these moments portray Lewis’ genuine, down-to-earth nature, proving that congressmen can have fun, too.
“It’s kind of lost on people that John Lewis used to be the outside whippersnapper agitator. In a lot of ways, he was the AOC of his time,” Porter says. “He really felt an affinity with them much more than people focused on. He really recognized what it took to be challenging to authority and he encouraged it. He was never threatened by the new whippersnappers, he really welcomed them and their energy and their ideas.
But through the making of this documentary, Lewis got a glimpse of that appreciation. Porter and her team finished the film just one month before Lewis’ cancer diagnosis, and she flew to D.C. on Valentine’s Day to make sure that he saw it. Though she wanted him to experience the documentary in theaters, Porter says the way they watched it — on her laptop while eating chocolate — was perfect.
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