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A Glass of Warm Milk (1:32)

My story idea: Late one rainy night Dr. Avery Manning gets a knock at his door. Who is it? -the Election of course. It turns o...

The Rights and Responsibilities of Being an American (10:29)

As Americans, we like our freedoms and are individualities. But do we really remember what those freedoms are that we were given, ...

The Invisible Citizens (1:29)

You’ve always been the model citizen. Been involved in community affairs. Supported your local politicians. Voted in every elect...

America's Voice...2008 (2:38)

Its 2008… It’s time to hear America’s voice about issues concerning our country. It’s our chance to address the presidenti...

Who is the Idiot Heir? (3:00)

“To a leader will be born an idiot heir…weak both in knowledge and in warfare…” NOSTRADAMUS (Quatrain 13, Century 6) Ab...

Election Translation (3:06)

Are you a Clintonite or do you have Obamania? Do you support healthcare on a “Play-or-Pay” basis, or by “individual mandate...

A Tale of Two Barbershops: The Story of Reverend Jeremiah Wright (6:29)

Race! Gender! Guilt by association! This year’s election by far has been the most racially charged election that America has eve...

Missouri: America's Political Portent (2:43)

Long dubbed the bellwether for the nation, the ”Show Me State” has an uncanny ability to select the country’s victorious pre...

Election Fatigue (4:36)

I’m a 26 year old filmmaker in Jackson, MS. I am an African American working class woman from a middle class family. I am the ...

The Decision of Whether and How to Vote (1:02)

An artistic and impressionistic pictorial of an unordinary life in an ordinary environment. For many years, economists have tho...

A topic all the candidates can agree on: Volunteerism (0:58)

Volunteerism is a topic that all the candidates can agree is something vital to our country. I want to approach this video project...

1000 Words (6:55)

"No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to revea...

The Eyes of the Puppet (9:50)

The eyes of the puppet. In this three minute imaginative documentary we will visit with New England’s most brilliant and col...

Election Comedy (1:59)

Coming from Chicago, a home to diverse-voiced comedy and performance, this documentary is about how the election has been absorbed...

Keynote (5:31)

On any given day you can tune into talk radio (left or right of the dial) and hear callers and commentators both thanking stranger...

Democracy Deadlocked? Bucks County, PA (2:47)

In communities within the heart of bucolic Bucks County, Pennsylvania where George Washington crossed the Delaware, and the first ...

The Homeless Challenge (2:58)

Whats happening, I'm da Brotha LC. Recently this year, 2008, I asked by the National Coalition for the Homeless to be a guide...

America's Next President (0:55)

Introducing America's Next President, a new reality television show where the presidential candidates and their families must...

All Politics Is Local (0:45)

Tip O’Neil once said, “ All politics is local”. What could be a better barometer of the political climate than looking local...

Hillary, Barack and John (1:48)

here's my pitch: a humorous look at the election titled: hillary barack and john we all know chelsea clinton will be...

Change (5:51)

The film is about a vagrant who saves a mans life. The vagrant was looking for change, when he just happens to see a man being rob...

A Generation Divided... (3:15)

I started making documentaries when I was 22. I made one called Club Rock 2000 about drag queens in New York City and one called ...

If Artists Ran For President (2:06)

Believe it or not next to NYC, Phoenix, Arizona has the greatest number of art galleries in the country. Some of the artists whos...

The Race For the President (2:53)

Any discussion of race is fraught with political peril. It is a sensitive subject which is difficult to analyze and understand. ...

To Vote, To Vote (2:53)

This short would be a homage to the ‘going to war’ musical scene from the Marx Brothers classic, “Duck Soup”. However, ins...

Unity Makes Sense for Clinton/Obama (5:05)

When you wake up, first thing in the morning and you haven't begun to realize where you are or what you are, or really formed...

BC or Bust (10:45)

I am a part-time faculty member at Boston College, where I teach creative writing and Asian American literature for the past seven...

United States of Apathy (4:44)

There are quite a few young people out there whom are watching the World closely with a sizable amount of Apathy. What is at t...

The Kids Are Right (11:33)

I recently learned about teens who are incredibly devoted to the political agenda of the conservative and radical Libertarian move...

Why Tuesday? (1:40)

Nearly half a century after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and despite record-high voter participation in the 2008 ...