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his method for this film was
to just let the camera roll.
"It's the most unconventional
thing that I've done." In the
future he would like to do a
documentary on Michigan
servicemen who are still mis-
sing in Vietnam. He plans °to
shoot that film on location.
Handleman also would like to
do a documentary about the
Detroit Concert Band, and
include music in the film.
"This is going to be my music
video," he laughs. Ultimately,
he would like to do a feature
on the Detroit Medical Cen-
ter, but, he says, "it's still a
dream."
Major market film and TV
movies are his long-term
goal, but he will only concen-
trate on issues that are im-
portant to him. Teen exploi-
tation and mindless comedies
are not his -cup of tea. "I
won't forget what I'm about,
what I stand for, what I be-
lieve in."
Upon meeting Handleman,
35, one gets the impression
that perhaps he is eccentric.
Coming from a privileged up-
bringing, he is hardly .the
Gucci or Brooks Brothers
type. His hair falls into his
face and he frequently and
dramatically pushes it away.
He is dressed neatly, but
understated. In his speech,
one would almost take him
for a politician, as he speaks
in •an authoritative, breathy
manner. Before speaking, he
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pauses, carefully thinking
over what he is going to say.
State Rep. David Gubow,
who worked with Handleman
on Sander Levin's gubernato-
rial campaigns, said his
friend is "intense."
"He throws his whole self
in (a project). He is very pre-
cise. Everything he does is
very detailed." Winkleman
agrees. "He's very intellec-
tual, thoughtful and likes to
think out problems and
analyze them."
And as far as being eccen-
tric, Gubow explains: "Cn
some things you might think
he's eccentric, doing some-
thing which the ordinary per-
son doesn't do."
For example, Handleman
flew to Israel during the Yom
Kippur War because as a
pilot, he wanted to fly for the
Israel Air Force. He was re-
fused, but given a job in a
bed factory to replace a
soldier called to duty. He
stayed until the hostilities
ceased. "It was a fascinating
time to be in Israel. Everyone
came together."
In 1971, he went to Missis-
sippi to help register blacks
to vote. He worked as a poll
watcher, and was subject to
verbal and physical abuse.
But he has no regrets.
"I'm proud of having stood
up for the right of the dis-
enfranchised to vote. I ac-
complished something that
was truly great. It's doing
`Brothers'
Light, Warm
Brothers in Congress is a
light look at two heavy hit-
ters: Sen. Carl Levin and
Rep. Sander Levin.
The half-hour documen-
tary„ created by Philip
Handleman of Birmingham,
examines the legislators
away from the tumult of
their Washington duties.
Interspersed are scenes of
the Levins interacting with
their constituents and face-
to-face interviews with
Handleman. Carl Levin is
pictured at the Jimmy Pre-
ntis Morris Branch of the
Jewish Community Center
responding to questions
from senior adults, giving
them advice on how to peti-
tion for rent control. Sander
Levin appears as a partici-
pant in a Focus:HOPE
march.
At a preview and recep-
tion last week at the Re-
naissance Club, Sander
Levin said he was pleased
with the film. Was he flat-
tered when Handleman ap-
proached him to be the sub-
ject of it? "We're old friends.
If he wanted to do it, fine,"
the Congressman said.
In the film, Carl Levin is
asked if the move to the na-
tion's capital affected his
wife and children. "There is
no normal family life when
you're a member of Con-
gress," he said, but added,
"they adjust."
Asked if he would ever
leave public life, the Sena-
tor replied: "When I'm not
excited about walking into
the Capitol I'm going to
leave."
Sander Levin talked
briefly about his goals as a
congressman. "I want to
help the state I was born
and raised in to continue to
bounce back." Asked who
his heroes are, he re-
sponded, "This isn't the
time for heroes."
Although it is not an in-
depth examination of the
Levins — no families,
friends, constituents or -
peers were interviewed to
give insights into their
home lives and personalities
— the film still provides a
lighter side of two of Michi;
gan's leading politicians
that the public may not or-
dinarily see.
Brothers in Congress pro-
vides a warm examination
of two Detroit political per-
sonalities without the glitz
and flash of an advertise-
ment.
— H.P.