Rarely have we seen this country so roiled and on the edge as it is today. Earlier this year, when legendary Congressman John Lewis died, President Obama said “America is a constant work in progress” and added that Lewis was a “founding father” of a “fuller, fairer, better America.” This closing show looks at how we progress as a nation towards Lewis’ beautiful vision. Regan Byrd is an anti-racism expert and consultant who works with different entities to understand how they can contribute towards a more equal society. The short documentaries, Affurmative Action and Vote Neil take very different approaches to demonstrate the ongoing effort that is needed in pursuit of equity. Vali Nasr is a foreign policy expert and the author of The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat and will talk about how America’s own struggles and instability affect the rest of the world.
Speakers: Regan Byrd, Honora Talbott, Neil Rafferty, Mike Rudulph, Vali Nasr
Films: Affurmative Action (4 min), Vote Neil (19 min)
Moderators: David Holbrooke and Laura Shaunette
Two gay Marines in Birmingham, Alabama battle their hardest mission: Election Week 2018. Neil Rafferty is a first time politician running for State House. Michael Rudulph is his fiancé and campaign manager searching for purpose.
Equal parts political drama and relationship story, Vote Neil exposes the frustrations of fighting for change in a blue city in a red state and also examines these men’s personal journeys growing up gay in Alabama and finding each other.
(Neil even joined the Marines for Mike during “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” so Mike wouldn’t have to go to war again alone.) This short documentary is an intimate portrait about politics, the Southern LGBTQ experience, and one incredible love story.
- Year2020
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorHonora Talbott
- CinematographerDaniel Marks
- EditorCarla Roda
- ComposerEvan Hodges
- Sound DesignKevin Dippold
Rarely have we seen this country so roiled and on the edge as it is today. Earlier this year, when legendary Congressman John Lewis died, President Obama said “America is a constant work in progress” and added that Lewis was a “founding father” of a “fuller, fairer, better America.” This closing show looks at how we progress as a nation towards Lewis’ beautiful vision. Regan Byrd is an anti-racism expert and consultant who works with different entities to understand how they can contribute towards a more equal society. The short documentaries, Affurmative Action and Vote Neil take very different approaches to demonstrate the ongoing effort that is needed in pursuit of equity. Vali Nasr is a foreign policy expert and the author of The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat and will talk about how America’s own struggles and instability affect the rest of the world.
Speakers: Regan Byrd, Honora Talbott, Neil Rafferty, Mike Rudulph, Vali Nasr
Films: Affurmative Action (4 min), Vote Neil (19 min)
Moderators: David Holbrooke and Laura Shaunette
Two gay Marines in Birmingham, Alabama battle their hardest mission: Election Week 2018. Neil Rafferty is a first time politician running for State House. Michael Rudulph is his fiancé and campaign manager searching for purpose.
Equal parts political drama and relationship story, Vote Neil exposes the frustrations of fighting for change in a blue city in a red state and also examines these men’s personal journeys growing up gay in Alabama and finding each other.
(Neil even joined the Marines for Mike during “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” so Mike wouldn’t have to go to war again alone.) This short documentary is an intimate portrait about politics, the Southern LGBTQ experience, and one incredible love story.
- Year2020
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorHonora Talbott
- CinematographerDaniel Marks
- EditorCarla Roda
- ComposerEvan Hodges
- Sound DesignKevin Dippold