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In It To Win It
On Saturday I got a chance to see this documentary by Paul La Blanc and Jordan Katon.
The film focused on Lou Eisenberg (who won $5 million, at that time the biggest jackpot ever, from NY Lotto in 1981), Curtis Sharp (who won $5.6 million in 1982), and the 16 winners from Holdingford, MN (high school food service workers who split a Powerball jackpot of $95 million).
What a great idea for a movie! And then, what a great movie! Every part of it was excellent, not just the interviews/footage of the people, but also the landscapes, cinematography, music (mostly Jelly Roll Morton), really, the whole package. Now there just needs to be a buyer and the film can distributed. I'm not really sure how all of that works. All I know is Paul and Jordan financed the whole thing (about a year in the making), including the fancy Tribeca Grand screening, themselves. Anyone want to buy a movie? I promise it's really good.
Curtis Sharp and Lou "Louie the Lightbulb" Eisenberg
On Saturday I got a chance to see this documentary by Paul La Blanc and Jordan Katon.
The film focused on Lou Eisenberg (who won $5 million, at that time the biggest jackpot ever, from NY Lotto in 1981), Curtis Sharp (who won $5.6 million in 1982), and the 16 winners from Holdingford, MN (high school food service workers who split a Powerball jackpot of $95 million).
What a great idea for a movie! And then, what a great movie! Every part of it was excellent, not just the interviews/footage of the people, but also the landscapes, cinematography, music (mostly Jelly Roll Morton), really, the whole package. Now there just needs to be a buyer and the film can distributed. I'm not really sure how all of that works. All I know is Paul and Jordan financed the whole thing (about a year in the making), including the fancy Tribeca Grand screening, themselves. Anyone want to buy a movie? I promise it's really good.
