PACmen

If you've ever wondered how Jesus would run a ground campaign, look no further than Dr. Ben Carson's failed bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Filmmaker Luke Walker embeds with two fundraising political action committees, or super PACs, that back the celebrity African-American neurosurgeon to run. Millions are raised and a seldom seen base is mobilized. Armed with copies of the TV movie of Carson's life, believers host movie nights in bars and churches, while phone and Internet prayer teams ask God to remove the media's liberal bias. But when Carson's political inexperience and speaking gaffes trip up his near-instant lead, the wheels come off. Incredible access to the super PAC powerbrokers reveal how the Christian conservative right is co-opted by Republican candidates, leaving the field wide open for a different scandal-plagued celebrity to seize power. (Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival)