'An Unreasonable Man'

The 2007 Oscar-Short Listed, Documentary:

'An Unreasonable Man'
The film traces the life and career of Ralph Nader.With the help of exciting graphics, rare archival footage and over forty on-camera interviews conducted over the past two years, one of the most unique, important, and controversial political figures of our time is examined.
RALPH NADER: AN UNREASONABLE MAN

In 1966, General Motors, the most powerful corporation in the world, sent private investigators to dig up dirt on an obscure thirty-two year old public interest lawyer named Ralph Nader, who had written a book critical of one of their cars, the Corvair. The scandal that ensued after the smear campaign was revealed launched Ralph Nader into national prominence and established him as one of the most admired Americans and the leader of the modern Consumer Movement. Over the next thirty years and without ever holding public office, Nader built a legislative record that is the rival of any contemporary president. Many things we take for granted including seat belts, airbags, product labeling, no nukes, even the free ticket you get after being bumped from an overbooked flight are largely due to the efforts of Ralph Nader and his citizen groups. Yet today, when most people hear the name "Ralph Nader," they think of the man who gave the country George W. Bush. As a result, after sustaining his popularity and effectiveness over an unprecedented amount of time, he has become a pariah even among former friends and allies. How did this happen? Is he really to blame for George W. Bush? Who has stuck by him and who has abandoned him? Has our democracy become a consumer fraud? After being so right for so many years, how did he seem to go so wrong?
DIRECTORS

HENRIETTE MANTEL: Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Henriette Mantel is a writer, actress and stand-up comic. She has extensive experience in documentary and reality television as a writer/producer on such shows as the Emmy Award winning "The Osbournes" and "The Awful Truth." She won her first Emmy for writing on "Win Ben Stein's Money". Most recently she was a consultant for HBO's "The Comeback" and co-authored the book "Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood" with Teri Garr. As an actress, Henriette has appeared in many feature films and television comedies. In the late 1970s, she spent two years in Washington, DC, working with Ralph Nader at his Center for the Study of Responsive Law.

STEVE SKROVAN: Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Steve Skrovan has worked as a stand-up comedian and TV comedy writer for twenty-five years. He has written for many shows, most notably, "Seinfeld" and for the past nine years "Everybody Loves Raymond," where he was an executive producer. He graduated with a BA in English from Yale University in 1979. "An Unreasonable Man" is his first.