Colorful-but-short White House tenure gets a deeper dive
He wasn’t in the White House long, but he definitely got a few words in, edgewise and otherwise. Now, Anthony Scaramucci is given a closer look, via the new documentary, “Mooch.” Directed by Andrew J. Muscato, the documentary follows the former White House official’s rise inside the Drumpf administration, using news footage and interviews with both colleagues of Scaramucci and the political personality himself. The first trailer, which dropped last Thursday, was edited by Christopher Huth of Union, and it dives headlong into Scaramucci’s offbeat, fiery persona.
“Andrew’s Rolodex of Interesting New York Personalities seems bottomless,” said Huth of the filmmaker, with whom he last collaborated on a short doc about Chickie Donohue, a civilian New Yorker who hitchhiked his way through the Vietnam War to buy his servicemen friends a beer. “Andrew had been profiling Scaramucci for years and then had this sort of windfall with this explosively short-lived tenure in Washington. Once he locked picture on the film he reached out for a fresh set of eyes to help condense it into a trailer.”
Scaramucci’s departure from the White House (after only ten days as Communications Director) was precipitated by an interview with the New Yorker, in which he took aim at former White House official Steve Bannon (“I’m not Steve Bannon, I’m not trying to suck my own c–k.”). Muscato and Huth highlight the controversy within the first few seconds of the trailer.
“Scaramucci's story has been so sensationalized already, his name is synonymous with dropping f-bombs,” Huth observed. “Building the trailer, we wondered how much to lean into this preexisting caricature, which the film really does a lot to unpack. It's an easy touchstone for most people but it's also this cynical package created for quick news-cycle consumption, so, there’s more going on than you’ll see in 2 minutes. That being said, the man does have a mouth.”
On the spot front, Huth recently completed a Nanette Burstein-directed Ad Council campaign via McCann NY, alongside Union colleague Sloane Klevin, encouraging girls to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). He currently is at work on a documentary with the inspiring ladies of StyleLikeU and their mission to promote self-acceptance. “I guess I’m trying to drain the swamp from my hard drive,” Huth mused.
About Union
Union Editorial has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Austin, and London, where it maintains an alliance with Marshall Street Editors. The company also develops and produces original content through its Union Entertainment Group banner. Other Union companies include Resolution, a visual effects boutique specializing in commercials, features and gaming.
Union is presided over by Partner/Managing Director Michael Raimondi in LA, Partner/Executive Producer Caryn Maclean in NY and Executive Producer Vicki Russell in Austin. The Union roster is comprised of Partner/Editors Jim Haygood, Einar, Jay Friedkin, Sloane Klevin, Marco Perez, Christjan Jordan, and editors Christopher Huth, Nicholas Wayman-Harris, Rachael Waxler, Daniel Luna, Jason Lucas, Kevin Ray, Laura Milstein, Eric Argiro, Karen Kourtessis, Zach Kashkett, Andrew Doga, Paul Plew, Teddy Gersten, Jinx Godfrey, Ben Longland and Nico Alba as well as select projects with Tim Thornton-Allen, Matt Chesse, John Mayes, Spencer Ferszt and the Marshall Street roster.
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Simian Gets An Evolutionary Boost For Collaboration, Reveals “Teams”
Simian, the showreel-building, review & approval, and production asset management platform used globally by creative leaders, is kicking off this fall season with a substantial leap forward for collaboration and project management – with more updates on the way during the holidays!
The new feature, aptly dubbed “Teams”, makes it easier than ever for users to give project responsibilities to team members and clients alike. “You can never have too many options when it comes to permission levels,” says Jay Brooks, Simian’s Chief Technology Officer. “Teams provides a streamlined way to assign multiple users to a project at once.”
“Teams are very powerful, but creating one is effortless,” Brian Atton, Simian’s Chief Operating Officer explains. “Simply enter a Team name, add members, and then apply the newly made Team to any desired project. You can even invite temporary guests without changing settings for other projects or needing to create a new Team.”
“We love helping our clients by providing efficient tools to improve their workflow, and this has been a frequently requested feature as of late,” shares Kellie Atton, Head of Sales at Simian. “It feels great to get Teams out into the wild because I know it’s going to be tremendously helpful to everyone who uses it”.
Teams is now available exclusively to Simian’s enterprise clients. Simian plans to release more product upgrades and enhancements during Q4 2024 and 2025 for enterprise and non-enterprise users, continuing its ongoing evolution as the industry’s leading production asset management solution.
For more information on Simian upgrades and features, visit https://www.gosimian.com/
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