Feature Films
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Postcards from the Great Divide (2016)
Nine short films about partisan division in nine states, made for the Washington Post and PBS.
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Getting Back to Abnormal (2013)
New Orleans’ politics, culture and race relations after Katrina, as seen in a race for city council.
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The Choice (2008)
Frontline’s presidential race special, Obama v.s. McCain.
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Special Sessions (2005 & 2007)
Weekly show and short films about politics and policy in Texas.
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Last Man Standing: Politics, Texas Style (2004)
Texas politics, from statewide races to a local campaign for state Rep in LBJ’s home district.
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George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000)
Sundance winning life and political times of the longtime Alabama Governor of Alabama and candidate for President.
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Vote for Me: Politics in America (1996)
Two night national PBS Emmy winning film about political and culture across the country.
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The Political Education of Maggie Lauterer (1996)
What a charismatic, political novice learns when she runs for Congress in western North Carolina, part of “Vote for Me” series.
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Last Stand at Little Big Horn (1992)
Battle of the Little Bighorn told from both sides, written with Native-American novelist James Welch.
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Louisiana Boys: Raised on Politics (1991)
What makes the political culture of Louisiana so colorful and corrupt, funny until you start to cry.
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Eyes on the Prize II – The Promised Land 1967-68 (1990)
The last year of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life, part of the much honored civil rights series.
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Among Brothers: Politics in New Orleans (1987)
The battle for mayor of New Orleans between two African-American candidates.
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Hands that Picked Cotton: The Story of Black Politics in Today's Rural South (1985)
The first generation of black electoral activism explored in the Mississippi Delta.