Lucky Strike Theatrical Trailer from LRB on Vimeo.
An opinion is not a point of view. Commentary is not commitment. Observation is not action. These words ring in my head each day as I strive to fulfill my civic and artistic potential. My heart is unfortunately bigger than my actions at times and I truly want need to assert myself in greater issues. I’m compelled to do so as I come from a family of strong civic/charity/minded individuals. With that being said I have had the pleasure of meeting and be-friending 2 passionate filmmakers that have made an indelible dent into political and pop-culture.
In the most epic Presidential Election of my lifetime, many of my friends took the trip to Washington for the Obama Inauguration to witness history unfold but Anthony Gagliardi and Lucas Baiano were a head of the pack and took hold of a moment and became apart of history in the process. They produced, shot, edited the indie documentary ‘Lucky Strike’.
They describe the film like this - “In the year of the youth vote, Lucky Strike from beginning to end is an incredible and fate-filled true story of how one student’s curious twist of events, which catapult him into the national political spotlight during the most historic American presidential campaign and how it unexpectedly changes his life. Follow the unpredictable moments which parallel the candidates race to the White House and in the process discover that what it takes to make a dream go from impossible to inevitable is believing in yourself.”
The incredible back-story to this is that after acquiring tickets to a Meet and Greet at a book lecture in Toronto with Bill Clinton, Lucas (filmed by Anthony) briefly met the former President to pitch an idea to make a campaign video for his wife Hillary Clinton. Lucas convinced Bill to let them do it and then produced a three minute video from the six hours of raw footage they were provided. The video has been since featured on Hillary Clinton’s official youth program/support sites; hillblazers.com.
Both Lucas & Anthony are making a follow-up documentary, about their experiences with the Clinton campaign and the video and the fellas are flying out to DC to premier their work as they have been awarded an Official Selection to the Washington Film Festival. Good luck guys!
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