Greetings all –
I’m the writer/director of a new feature-length documentary about redistricting, a subject which I know is near and dear to many hearts here. It’s called, aptly, GERRYMANDERING. I’ve been working it now for about five years and the film will have its world premiere two weeks from today in the Discovery section of New York’s Tribeca Film Festival.
In the course of making the film, I got in touch with DavidNYC who provided terrific advice here and there. When I let him know about the premiere he suggested I diary about it, so here goes…
GERRYMANDERING World Premiere!
Tribeca Film Festival 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 6:00 pm, Village East Cinema (181 Second Avenue at 12th Street)
Tickets are available now for Amex cardholders: http://www.tribecafilm.com/fes…
General tickets go on sale 4/19.
If you can’t make the premiere, we’ll screen three more times:
Wednesday, April 28, 5:30 pm, Village East
Friday, April 30, 7:00 pm, Clearview Chelsea (260 West 23rd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
Saturday, May 1, 10:00 pm, Clearview Chelsea
Here’s the Tribeca FF description:
What is “gerrymandering”? You don’t have to wait for your oversized 2010 census envelope to figure out what exactly it means. Named for the Massachusetts governor who conveniently redrew a few erratic lines in 1812, gerrymandering is the redistricting of electoral boundaries to effect voting outcome in favor of a particular candidate, political party, et cetera. And why should you care? As the governor of California will tell you, the reestablishment of district lines takes away the voice of individual communities, reduces voter turnout and lessens competition among candidates. Whether it’s a community, race, or party issue, an issue it surely is.
Director Jeff Reichert gathers an impressive bevy of experts to smartly present a well-rounded exposé. From California’s struggle to pass Prop 11 to The Daily Show’s mockery of a gaggle of border-jumping Texas politicians, this accessible and informative documentary encourages us to put on our bifocals and more closely inspect the warp and woof of America’s democratic system.
–Ashley Havey
Residents of California, Florida, Texas, Iowa, DC, New York, Massachusetts, Louisiana or Oklahoma will recognize a lot of our shooting locations. (Hopefully we’ll be able to get the film to the rest of the country soon).
For more info (and a quick, somewhat old teaser trailer) check out our website: www.gerrymanderingmovie.com
And if you have specific questions about the film, I can try to answer them in the comments…
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