American Blackout
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Documentary.
Special features: Capitol Hill police officers speak out on McKinney Incident; 19 minute activist's tool: "American Blackout - Ohio 2004" ; Deleted scenes with discussions on the Carlyle Group and AIPAC ; "True lies" animated short featuring Taalam Acey; theatrical trailer.
Interviews with Greg Palast, Bob Fitrakis, John Conyers, John Lewis, Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, Bernie Sanders.
Examines the contemporary tactics used to control our democratic process and silence political dissent. Chronicles the patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida 2000 to Ohio 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney.
DVD, region 0; Dolby Digital, NTSC.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Disinformation Company, c2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 86 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1932857532
9781932857535
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Inaba, Ian.
King, Anastasia.
Palast, Greg.
Fitrakis, Robert J., 1955-
Conyers, John, 1929-
Lewis, John, 1940 February 21-
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, 1949-
Sanders, Bernard.
Batson, Mark.
Bearden, Michael.
DJ Shadow.
Thievery Corporation.
Soulsavers.
Guerrilla News Network.
Disinformation Company.
SUBJECTS
McKinney, Cynthia, -- 1955-
Voter registration -- Florida.
Voter registration -- Ohio.
Elections -- Statistics.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2000.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2004.
Contested elections -- United States.
African American women legislators.
African Americans -- Suffrage.
Documentary films.