LET MY PEOPLE VOTE
(18 min) US
[watch trailer]

SUNDAY 10/27 4:00 PM (SESSION 25)

Director:
Gilda Ann Brasch

Description:

This is the story of one man, Desmond Meade, trying to get voting rights back for all. Filmed in Tampa, two days before the 2016 presidential election, this verité short covers a day-in-the-life of civil rights activist, Desmond Meade. It's Sunday, “Souls to the Polls,” the last day of early voting. Desmond is canvassing door to door. His mission? Assisting people in voting—something our “forefathers marched and died for.” What begins as an upbeat day of faith in our democratic process, ends with a heartbreaking realization. Jim Crow is not dead.

Biography:

Gilda Ann Brasch, an award-winning producer and director, tells tales of underdog heroes. She helped produce and direct Oprah Winfrey’s ABC primetime special, Building A Dream,” the acclaimed documentary on The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa. Most recently Brasch executive produced five seasons of VH1's hit franchise Love & Hip Hop.” Inspired after meeting Nelson Mandela in South Africa, and filming in his prison cell of twenty-seven years, Brasch founded VUSI Filmworks with a focus on filmmaking for social change.

Contact information:

w: www.letmypeoplevotemovie.com/ 
e: gildabrasch@gmail.com

 



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