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Agnes Varnum is a freelance writer, film programmer and communications manager for the Austin Film Society. She is the primary contributor to doc it out and Tribeca Film Institute's Resources.

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a/k/a Tommy Chong

June 12th, 2006 • Related Posts • Tags

a/k/a Tommy Chong opens for 2 weeks at the Film Forum, NYC this week - it is a funny yet sobering film about the “war on drugs” that I really enjoyed seeing at IDFA this past November. It helps the filmmakers if you see it during their theatrical run, so please check it out now! Screening details>>

The film recounts the story of Tommy’s arrest and subsequent legal battles after the government busted him for selling bongs over the internet, which is actually not illegal, just shipping to certain states. In addition to what looked a lot like entrapment, the government decided to make an example out of Chong, especially since the website business was his son’s and not Tommy’s. He then spent 9 months in prison.

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