The Edit
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Genre: student film
Year Published: 1989
Creator: Mirus Films
Description: Mirus Films, 1989. Directed by Michael Todd. With Michael Magee, Paul de Silva and Richard Wells. Home transfer from 16mm. Print courtesy of Sebastian di Trolio. Features a dialogue from an 80s student film where a reporter interviews former cabinet minister Glenn Wilson regarding allegations of campaign financing and possible connections to a company called Tricorp. Wilson denies any wrongdoing and insists on his busy schedule, while the reporters press him with evidence of a substantial check linked to him. The conversation reveals tension between the need for transparency in politics and the personal interests of those involved. Keywords student film, interview, campaign financing, Glenn Wilson, Tricorp, allegations, journalism, 80s film, slush fund, political scandal
Complete Record: Mirus Films, 1989. Directed by Michael Todd. With Michael Magee, Paul de Silva and Richard Wells. Home transfer from 16mm. Print courtesy of Sebastian di Trolio. Features a dialogue from an 80s student film where a reporter interviews former cabinet minister Glenn Wilson regarding allegations of campaign financing and possible connections to a company called Tricorp. Wilson denies any wrongdoing and insists on his busy schedule, while the reporters press him with evidence of a substantial check linked to him. The conversation reveals tension between the need for transparency in politics and the personal interests of those involved.
Keywords
student film, interview, campaign financing, Glenn Wilson, Tricorp, allegations, journalism, 80s film, slush fund, political scandalTranscription
foreign [Music] okay Mr Wilson Mr Wilson can't we have a moment please we have some information we'd like to confirm you guys just aren't going to give up on this area well we've called three times we've left messages why won't you talk to us you don't have something to hide do you something to hide John I've got nothing to hide nothing I'm just a very busy private citizen Mr Wilson it's going to look very suspicious to the public if we have to say you said no comment we're not worried about the public they know Glenn Wilson better than you do but if you want to talk sure I'll talk I'll talk about the safe Santa parade benefit I'm chairing that's something they want to hear about but we all know about your many fundraising and charitable Works Mr Wilson you're on the board of the Children's Hospital fundraising for cancer research what was that founding member of the Philharmonic yes you've been very generous with your time so why not give us some of it all right I'll give you two minutes far away okay okay that's the end of the first bite we understand all right I'll give you two minutes far away okay what's up we understand you've been subpoenaed to appear before the subcommittee starting campaign financing yes I'll be appearing there next week what can you possibly tell Mr Wilson you've been out of office for eight years is it is it because you're planning to run look at him he thinks he's going to get away on me our esteemed leader is not resigned you know a speculation like that's premature we don't need any of this stuff I just let him Ramble On to soften them up a bit married he really doesn't know what's gonna hit him it listen I'm on my way to Montreal what are you doing well drop it I have a little job for you to do and it has to be done right now okay slow down slow down this is the next bite yeah before the committee give them the benefit of my ears and the hostings is it your past that's the next thing is it your past fundraising is it your Pat is it where a steam leader is not resigned you know a speculation like that's premature is it your past fundraising or your present fundraiser is that kind of right for you yeah that's fine surprisingly not running for office and since I'm not running for office I do not need any campaign funds now that's it this is over your time of that Mr Wilson what about tricol financing tri-corp financing tricorp I have no connection with that company I don't know what you're talking about Mr Wilson we have a photocopy off a check for forty five thousand dollars from tricob made out of cash and endorsed by you my personal finances are my business not yours we've also been told that tricorp helped you out with your last leadership bid and have a secret slash fund ready for the next you've been misinformed I have nothing to do with tricorp somebody's been lying to you I don't think so Mr Wilson we know that the day you cash that check from tricorp you deposited forty thousand dollars into your wife's personal bank account shut that off get this thing out of here shut that off oh you deny the allegations no comment that's it we'll take it to that I told you didn't I it's great I'm not bad but did a mistake somewhere what well was a check for forty thousand or for forty five thousand forty thousand that's what I said before five thousand dollars damn we can't use that don't worry I'll fix it now five Mr Wilson we have a photocopy of a check for forty thousand dollars from tricob great Perfect magic finger strikes again who are you I'm the new janitor you guys editing tape yes awesome can I watch Woody cutting a rock video It's News and let me guess first year midiarts Polytech yeah I won't make any noise you can make as much noise as you want somewhere else now out well maybe later out put back it up a little bit I don't know where we are anymore they taught us about Eng last week this is Eng isn't it I can't wait till I make my first video [Music] I don't know where my campaign funds come from I never have and I never will I couldn't tell you the source of any of them I don't need any of this I'll show him what the truth is foreign so it is possible you received tricop campaign money without knowing it yes it's possible I could have received tri-corp campaign money but I certainly did not know about it then and I don't know about it now okay that's it I don't want that last sentence out on campaign money but let's keep rolling now listen this has gone on long enough okay okay am I toast right okay so it's possible you received money from fry Corp damn what's this we don't need a real so you could have received money from tricorp so you did receive money from tricorp that's it that's the one I want to use well you can't use that it changes the whole meaning of the question it doesn't matter he's hung himself already yeah but if he's hung himself why take a chance on a cheat like that I want to make sure he's buried I'll go bury you if they find out it's not a problem you know sometimes you have to cheat a little to get the truth across okay you're on your own on this one no problem listen I'm going over the studio why don't you finish it up and bring it over later so you did receive money from tricop oh gosh get this thing out of here shut that off oh you deny the allegations no comment so you did receive money from tricop it's possible I could have received tri-corp campaign money all right Wilson here yeah well that's what I figured look I don't care how you do it just do it we don't use much film around here anymore Stone Age yeah [Applause] is that going on the air tonight yeah that's why we're so busy here maybe someday I could watch I'd sure learn a lot I could teach you a few tricks your props don't know awesome it must be great being an editor controlling and shaping the news deciding what's the truth and what isn't the truth I'll be back in a couple hours to pick up tonight's truth and feed it to the nation and now at Channel 3 nightmag flash former cabinet minister Glenn Wilson may have been involved in campaign slush fund payoffs details later tonight on nightmag [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Music] former Federal cabinet minister Glenn Wilson has been subpoenaed to appear before the federal subcommittee investigating campaign financing nightmag has learned that Wilson may have received at least one corporate payoff in his last campaign for the leadership we interviewed Mr Wilson earlier today yeah my past right so what are you going to tell the subcommittee I'll talk about the save Santa parade benefit engineering that's something they want to hear from we all have many fundraising and charitable Works Miss Wilson you're on the board of the Children's Hospital fundraising cancer research it was a founding member of the Philharmonic so it's possible you received money from fricop I have no connection with that company I don't know what you're talking about Mr Wilson we have a photocopy off a check for five dollars from fry Corp made out of cash and endorsed by you so why not give us some of them my personal finances are my business not yours now you said that not me [Laughter] shut that off okay damn Mr Wilson we have a photocopy off a check for forty five thousand dollars from tricob made out of cash and endorsed by you my personal finances are my business not yours we've also been told that tricorp helped you out with your last leadership bid and have a secret slush fund ready for the next you've been misinformed I have nothing to do with tricorp somebody's been lying to you I don't think so Mr Wilson we know that the day you cash that check from tricorp you deposited forty thousand dollars into your wife's personal bank account shut that off get this thing out of here shut that off before you deny the allegations no comment
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