How ‘Dear Mr. Brody’ Filmmakers Used Thousands of Letters to Recount a Hippie Millionaire’s Quest to Give Away His Inheritance
collection can be found in Columbia University’s Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, which become fully accessible to researchers in the next year or so.In an interview with TheWrap, Maitland and Glassman discussed the challenges of telling Brody’s story, the crucial letter they almost didn’t open, and the message they hope audiences will take away from “Dear Mr. Brody.”How did you come across the letters, and what was the path from that discovery to “Dear Mr. Brody”?Melissa Robyn Glassman: I used to work for [executive producer] Ed Pressman.