American Blackout (2006)

Directed by

Ian Inaba

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney's political battles and investigates allegations of voter suppression in U.S. elections. It focuses on the use of voting machines and the challenges some voters face in having their votes counted.

investigativetenseurgentsoberingfrustratinginformativepolitically charged

What happens

American Blackout (2006) is a documentary film directed by Ian Inaba. It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film chronicles the 2002 defeat, and 2004 reelection, of Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney to the U.S. House of Representatives; it also discusses issues surrounding alleged voter disenfranchisement and the use of voting machines in both the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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