Bitter Jester is a documentary starring Maija DiGiorgio, Kenny Simmons, Jody Del Giorno and Heather McConnell. It's a portrait of the comedy world that includes interviews with a multitude of stars including Richard Pryor, Richard Belzer and many others. Maija DiGiorgio is a naive New York comic whose therapist recommends a video diary as a means of examining her self. Maija's borderline psychotic ex-boxer boyfriend, Kenny Simmons and director of photography, Jody Del Giorno sees a means to instant stardom. Maija, searching to find answers to the meaning of life and art, the answers for art... and artific, allows Kenny to impose his "vision" onto her film. Before long, the three are criss-crossing the country, interviewing celebrities under a parade of false pretenses. In one famous incident, Kenny makes the cover of The New York Post after a confrontation with Jerry Seinfeld. Dennis Harris of Variety said "making a movie without really knowing what it's going to be about is not generally advisable, but Maija Di Giorgio's 'Bitter Jester' makes that process quite entertaining.
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| Release date: | February 26, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Maija Di Giorgio, Maija DiGiorgio |
| Producer: | Kenneth Simmons |
| Music by: | Joe Delia |
| Screenplay by: | Maija Di Giorgio, David Burton Levin |
| Genre: | Biography, Comedy |