At a time when the Electoral College is making headlines in America’s political discourse, One Person, One Vote? is a nonpartisan and timely film that will inform the raging debate.
The film takes place during the 2020 presidential election – arguably the most wildly historical election of our times – when the Electoral College took center stage like never before. Viewers learn about this often misunderstood institution through the eyes of four presidential electors – a Republican, a Democrat, a Green, and a Kanye West elector – whose motivations range from the noble to the absurd.
The vast majority of Americans do not understand how the Electoral College works or know why we have it in the first place. OPOV? intercuts present-day events with flashbacks of its forgotten history
By the time the credits roll, OPOV? offers viewers a complex understanding of this historic institution highlighting the connective tissue that links then and now, so urgent and timely questions we’re grappling with today are not separate and apart from our past but directly informed by it in the present.
Maximina Juson is a filmmaker and award-winning content creator. Her recent works include acting as Director and Producer for a video web series for The Washtenaw ID Project, Consulting Producer for “Mama Bears,“ and Producer for “Harlem Rising,“ a documentary about The Harlem Children's Zone.
Daresha is an award-winning director and producer. In 2018 she directed “Trans In America: Texas Strong“ for an ACLU web series on transgender rights which won an Emmy for Outstanding Short Documentary and two Webby Awards. In 2017 she co-directed the multiple award-winning film “Chavela.“ She is currently, a Chicken & Egg and Creative Capital fellow, this former Firelight Documentary Lab fellow.
Tracie is an award-winning filmmaker with over 20 years of experience. She is a 2016 Sundance Creative Producers Fellow, a NY Film Academy teacher and a grant panelist for national and local funders including NEH. Holder received funding awards from the NEA, NEH, CPB, ITVS, Ford, MacArthur and Nathan Cummings Foundations, Sundance, Chicken & Egg, Catapult Film Fund, Fork Films, NY State Council for the Arts, and more. She is a longtime consultant to Women Make Movies and served on the board of NY Women in Film & Television.
Martina is a Director of Photography of award-winning features and documentaries. Her films include Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “Boys State,” “Inventing Tomorrow,” “The Final Year,” featuring Barack Obama and “Saving Face,” for which she earned a 2013 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography Documentary, was the winner 2012 Academy Award and the 2013 Emmy for Best Documentary winner.
Michael is an Emmy-Award nominated Director, Cinematographer, and Editor. In 2021, he co-directed and edited the documentary feature Con Safos, the season premiere episode for the PBS Series, Artbound. His body of work also includes content for global brands such as Apple and Nike.
Sari Gilman credits include Saving Capitalism, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, among others. Gilman is an Oscar and Emmy nominee and Academy member whose films (many of which have opened at Sundance) have aired on HBO, Netflix, PBS, and screened worldwide.
Finkelman is a legal historian specializing in Constitutional Law and African American History. He is an author of more than 50 books and his work has been cited in more than six decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court and in many appellate briefs. He has lectured at the U.N. and worldwide.
Patricia McGregor is an acclaimed theater director that has twice been profiled by The New York Times for her direction of world premieres. Her recent credits include co-author and director of the world premiere of “Lights Out, Nat King Cole“ (Geffen Theater), “Hamlet“ (The Public Theater) and “Hurt Village“ (Signature Theater).
Dale Franzen has over 40 years experience in the creative arts industry as an Artistic Director, Tony-Award winning Producer, Educator, Public Speaker and Mentor. She is an 8-time Tony-Award winning Lead Producer on the 2019 Best Musical “Hadestown” on Broadway.
Don Franzen is an Entertainment and Business Lawyer who represents leading figures in the music and recording industries. He is also the Legal Affairs Editor for the Los Angeles Review of Books and Adjunct Professor in the Music Industry Program at the Herb Alpert School of Music, UCLA.
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