Election Issues
With the election season drawing to a close, this is an important time to remember it's not just about the personalities but the issues the next president will have to address.
Whether it's what life is like for those who live below the poverty line (Autumn's Eyes) or have lost their homes (Skid Row); how changes in immigration policy after 9/11 have affected people who have made this country their adopted home (Sentenced Home); the ways in which people come together to challenge the establishment (Gonzo Music Diaries, NYC) or whether there really is as wide a gulf between "Red" states and "Blue" states as the media make it seem (Divided We Stand). Each of the films in this week's collection focus on an issue that is at the heart of this election.
Plus, all of these titles are also available at a special discounted price in our Election Issues Box Set!
Autumn's Eyes
$14.95 | 59 minutes
AUTUMN'S EYES is a compelling documentary about a 3-year-old girl who tries to navigate through the harsh reality of severe poverty, her teenage mother's incarceration and looming foster care. Charming, obedient, and unable to fully comprehend the severity of her environment, Autumn is shielded from her own reality. Caught between the&hellip…
Skid Row
$17.50 | 97 minutes
Skid Row is a 50-square block area in downtown Los Angeles where an average of 90,000 homeless and transient people live on any given night. More than just a place -- it's a way of life, a mind set, the last resort for those who have given up on society and, in many cases, themselves.&hellip…
Sentenced Home
$14.95 | 76 minutes
NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY AWARD FOR "OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING - LONG FORM" Picked for broadcast on PBS's famed Independent Lens series, SENTENCED HOME is a gripping documentary exploration that humanizes the United States' tragically flawed immigration policy. This wrenching and emotionally&hellip…
Gonzo Music Diaries, NYC
$14.95 | 82 minutes
One Punk, One Concert Fanatic, One Filmmaker, One Goal...An activist music festival nine days before The Republican National Convention. Gonzo Music Diaries, NYC is a time capsule of the music and politics that shaped New York City in 2004. Music fanatic Concert Joe, punk rocker Tony Petrozza and the film's director, Roy Szuper&hellip…
Divided We Stand
$14.95 | 78 minutes
DIVIDED WE STAND - A ROAD TRIP THROUGH AN AMERICAN ELECTION Divided We Stand is a video journey during the waning days of the 2004 Presidential Election. The director, Tom Drew, weaves his way across the Southwest through a line of 'swing states', from his home in Los Angeles to his parent's farm in Arkansas. The colorful assortment…
Election Issues - Box Set
$57.95 | 375 minutes
Now you can get all of the films in our Special Election Issues Box Set! Each of these films deals with one issue that is at the forefront of this November's presidential election. Autumn's Eyes takes us on a revealing tour of life below the poverty line as seen through the eyes of Autumn, a charming three year-old girl brimming with…