Producers: Talking Wall Pictures, Meagan Burel

In 1969, celebrity writer and cultural provocateur Norman Mailer launches one of the most unconventional mayoral bids in political history.  His vision?  To make New York City America’s 51st state.  Uncovering Mailer’s wildly entertaining run for the first time, the documentary offers a timely and illuminating look at the enduring appeal of the outsider candidate and the rise of today’s celebrity-driven politics.