Brian McGinn, a connoisseur of quirky characters, picked Mette Heide of Denmark to be his producer after seeing a Heide-produced film about the eccentric Japanese inventor Dr Nakamats. “The Record Breaker” is a documentary comedy about Ashrita Furman, a 56-year-old New Yorker who holds the world record for most world records.
Originally posted in FILM Magazine in November 2012.