Voting Matters
This documentary follows civil-rights attorney Donita Judge as she helps several voters in Ohio cast ballots even though they initially were turned away, while highlighting how many hoops must be jumped through simply to
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This documentary follows civil-rights attorney Donita Judge as she helps several voters in Ohio cast ballots even though they initially were turned away, while highlighting how many hoops must be jumped through simply to
A group of activists try to increase voter turnout in their neighborhood.
Describes the qualifications and procedures of registration and voting. Distinguishes between split ticket and straight ticket voting methods. Explains the importance of a secret ballot. Shows a closed primary and a gene
A 1972 short about the 26th amendment and how eighteen year-olds can register to vote.
On April 1st, 2006, seven month after Hurricane Katrina devasted the city of New Orleans and weeks before the elections for Mayor of New Orleans, thousands of New Orleans residents marched to protest the legitimacy of th
Why aren't Americans voting? And what is the fate of our democracy if we can't even convince a majority of citizens to participate in one of the most important, defining acts of a democratic society? Voting in America is
A group of advocates works to protect the voting rights of Indigenous communities in Montana.
Workers climb snowy mountains and old ladies sell flowers on the street, the church bells ring and people hang out at a pagan festival, crazy activists near Kremlin "fight back" the hated America and an former Soviet par
The story of American women’s long and arduous fight for a voice in the laws and policies that affect their daily lives – from no vote in 1789 to the 19th amendment; Jim Crow to the 1965 Voting Rights Acts; 2013 Shelby v
Disney short. Part of the "A Few Quick Facts" series.
Clint Curtis was an everyday computer programmer in Florida until he was asked by a powerful Republican legislator to create vote-rigging software for electronic voting machines. For the first time, Patty Sharaf's terrif
A woman growing up in Washington, DC was outraged to learn that her parents could not vote. As an adult, she knows the right to vote cannot be taken for granted.
Four generations of politically active women talk about voting and running for office. They grew up assuming that women belonged in government and everyone should exercise the right to vote.
Three generations of Black women talk about their voting experiences. Growing up in the South under Jim Crow meant that voting was impossible or dangerous. After the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s, community services imp
A Chinese-American woman grew up in a community where immigration and citizenship were restricted by law. Those who could vote were too afraid of the government to register. Only the election of the first Asian-American
In a documentary workshop organized by the Inventura civic association and led by filmmaker Linda Jablonská, people with mental handicaps covered the parliamentary elections, attended election rallies, and filmed surveys
Chronicles the quarter-century fight at Bard over student voting rights, a period during which Bard students and administrators, with the support of groups like the Andrew Goodman Foundation and the New York Civil Libert