Courting Condi is a 2008 documentary and mockumentary film written, produced and directed by British filmmaker Sebastian Doggart and starring Devin Ratray, Adrian Grenier and Jim Norton.

The film uses a pastiche of styles and genres to portray the "life quest" of a love-struck man, actor Devin Ratray, who plays himself as a man who wants to win the heart of United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and that makes plans to meet her while learning about Rice's life and career before George W. Bush's administration.

Upchurch tells Devin that Rice made an oath to God not to have sex before she got married, and deduces that her continued single status and her enduring Christianity confirm that she is still a virgin.

[3] Ratray follows Rice's rise to Provost of Stanford University, where he discovers that, while in that position, she departed from the practice of applying affirmative action to tenure.

In Los Angeles, he is given courtship advice by Adrian Grenier[1] and cult comedian Jim Norton and is presented with a power ballad to send to Condi from Oscar nominated songwriter Carol Connors.

[12] This followed pressure from Karl Rove,[1] who had found out about the film's critical stance on the Bush Administration and warned Discovery that the movie could damage their "good relations with government".

[14] The Bush Administration continued to obstruct the film, sending State Department officials to raid the producers' guesthouse in Washington DC, and plant a bug under a coffee table in their living room—actions which were documented on camera and broadcast on the internet.

However, as you are probably aware, Condoleezza Rice is a current faculty member of the Political Science Department at Stanford, and starting next February will be returning to the University as our Vice Provost.

Despite these concerns, Mahuron proceeded to confirm a December 2 booking, arguing that "to prevent us from showing the film would violate our right to free speech, so I don't anticipate them being able to stop us.

"[13] The SFS also scheduled a post-screening debate on the motion that "This house believes that Stanford University would be well served by welcoming back Condoleezza Rice to its faculty".

"[17] Mahuron gave a second reason for the cancellation: "we are now convinced that any debate following the film would not be balanced, and that this event would not be a forum for open and bipartisan political discussion."

Mahuron then told the San Jose Mercury News stating that the reason she had canceled the film because "put simply, it was bad".

Sure, she is due to be your next vice-Provost in February, but is that really so frightening a prospect that you have to concoct untruthful stories for muzzling criticism of Stanford's most sacred cow?

[26][27] The film had advance screenings at festivals across the globe, and won many awards, including wins in both Best Documentary and Best Narrative Feature categories.