Episode 7, Robert Greenwald and Voter Suppression
Before we move forward, a quick reminder to show up at the polls today (Tuesday, November 3), and VOTE! A vote cast is a voice heard, and more than any other this election is a chance to envision that another world is possible. Visit www.vote.gov to learn how to cast your vote and change the world!
And now back to our regularly scheduling podcasting.
Let's face it: 2020 has been a bear of a year. How's that for an understatement?
And now the 2020 General Election is upon us, so for this month's episode of Justice in Motion, Daniel sat down with Robert Greenwald, documentarian and director of Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote, to talk about voter suppression in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election that cost Stacey Abrams a seat at the governor's table.
From his beginnings as a commercial filmmaker, Robert started his own production company, Brave New Films in the early days of YouTube, back when the obstacle of distributing your own film seemed like an unscalable mountain. Making them for free, no less? Pure folly. But Robert's resourcefulness and know-how for getting films moving forward, were key to producing the body of social justice documentaries he has his name on today. Enjoy this conversation we got to have with Robert, and exercise the power of your voice by showing up to your polling place and casting your vote today! Remember: if your vote didn't matter, they wouldn't be trying so hard to take it away.
Suppressed: The Fight to Vote screened in the 2020 Social Justice Film Festival TRANSFORM: Another World Is Possible. The film is produced by Brave New Films and available to watch for free at bravenewfilms.org/suppressed.
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