Screening: Tuesday, May 24, 3:30pm
Written by Thom Stylinski
Directed by Penny Lane
Running Time: 79 minute
Synopsis: The mostly true story of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an eccentric genius who built an empire with his goat-testicle impotence cure and a million-watt radio station.
“Nuts! is a ridiculously enjoyable gem of a documentary about a great historical footnote.”
-Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian
“Nuts! gleefully lives up to its title.”
-John Fink, The Film Stage
Preceded by Short Film “Glove”: The true story of a glove that’s been floating forever in space since 1965. Animated. Winner of the Jury Award for Animated Short at the SXSW Film Festival. Directed by Bernardo Britto, Alexa Lim Haas. (6 min.)
The Chicago Critics Film Festival 