Ironweed Film Club No. 26: Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?/Granny D Goes to Washington/Clean Elections: Changing the Face of America
March 1, 2011Ironweed Film Club No. 26: Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?/Granny D Goes to Washington/Clean Elections: Changing the Face of America
Call Number: IWFC_no 26
by: Frank Popper; Alidra Solday; Rick Bielke; Bill D Moyers; Ironweed Film Club.; Red Envelope Entertainment (Firm); Bullfrog Films.; Independent Television Service.; Solday Productions.; Public Campaign.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.
Notes: Issue: January 2008 (123 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Film, 2 Shorts, and DVD Extras.
Summary: Three films document efforts by ordinary people to overcome the political status quo. Can Mr. Smith get to Washington anymore? is the story of Jeff Smith, an underdog candidate who seeks to overturn one of Missouri’s political dynasties in the race for the U.S. Congressional seat of retiring House Majority Leader, Dick Gephardt. Granny D goes to Washington is the story of 89-year-old Doris Haddock who walked across the entire continental U.S. in order to garner attention for the issue of campaign finance reform. Clean elections : changing the face of America, narrated by Bill Moyers, chronicles the success of publicly funded campaigns in several states.
Summary: Three films document efforts by ordinary people to overcome the political status quo. Can Mr. Smith get to Washington anymore? is the story of Jeff Smith, an underdog candidate who seeks to overturn one of Missouri’s political dynasties in the race for the U.S. Congressional seat of retiring House Majority Leader, Dick Gephardt. Granny D goes to Washington is the story of 89-year-old Doris Haddock who walked across the entire continental U.S. in order to garner attention for the issue of campaign finance reform. Clean elections : changing the face of America, narrated by Bill Moyers, chronicles the success of publicly funded campaigns in several states.
OCLC #: 191686008
Added: March 1, 2011
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
