Norman Mailer

With crackling immediacy, D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus captured a singular cultural moment in 1970s New York City: a rowdy battle of ideas about women’s liberation between Norman Mailer and a panel of prominent female thinkers and activists. Heady, heated, and hilarious, this documentary is a dazzling display of feminist firepower featuring some of the most influential figures of the era.

A provocateur, a rebel, a performer and notorious anarchist, Norman Mailer never stopped giving people something to talk about. Containing never-seen-before material, this shocking documentary goes beyond the Mailer of the bookshelves and bestseller lists to reveal the social critic, filmmaker, family man and lover, giving a rare and unique insight into an intellectual man and villainous hero.