Town Hall
Essential Documentaries
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1h 15m
Directed by Sierra Pettengill and Jamila Wignot | 75 mins | 2013
Getting at the political through the personal, this documentary set in the lead-up to the 2012 election is a portrait of two Tea Party agitators in the battleground state of Pennsylvania: Katy, new to politics, and John, who has previously held an elected office. Co-directors Pettengill and Wignot here refrain from editorializing, instead letting their subjects speak for themselves.
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