Deciding Vote (2023)

Directed by

Robert Lyons, Jeremy Workman

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

20 min

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short documentary about assemblyman George M. Michaels who cast a tie-breaking vote on a 1970 New York abortion bill. It shows the political pressure and consequences he faced for that decision.

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What happens

Deciding Vote is a 2023 American short documentary film about Assemblyman George M. Michaels and his tie-breaking vote on the 1970 New York abortion bill. It was directed by Jeremy Workman and Robert J. Lyons. First presented at numerous film festivals, Deciding Vote was released by The New Yorker on November 29, 2023. It was Oscar Shortlisted for Best Short Documentary and then subsequently nominated for Most Outstanding Short Documentary at the 45th News and Documentary Emmy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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