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Dateline: New York, 1970, Michael James Brody Jr. announces he s giving away $25 million to make the world a better place. In his endeavor to act as the herald of a totally far-out new age of peace and love, the heir to the Jelke oleomargarine fortune became a media sensation, and an answer to the hardships of working-class people. The story of SXSW documentary
Dear Mr. Brody is one that sees an entire nation, failed by their institutions, drawn to a man who could be their savior. But it also sees a 21-year-old millionaire who crumbles under the weight of bounced checks, media scrutiny, hard drugs, and a torrent of begging letters.