SummaryAfter the 2008 election, a secretive, well-funded partisan initiative poured money into state legislative races in key swing states to gain control of their redistricting processes and used high-tech analytics to dramatically skew voting maps based on demographic data. The result is one of the greatest electoral manipulations in U.S. history, one... Read More
Directed By:Chris Durrance, Barak Goodman
Slay the Dragon
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88% Positive
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Apr 2, 2020
90
Slay the Dragon is an incisively made and morally suspenseful film, at once chilling and stirring.
Apr 3, 2020
80
Slay the Dragon isn’t a glorified PowerPoint presentation about the history of voting. It’s an unabashed activist documentary aimed at convincing viewers they can fight gerrymandering in their home states.
Apr 2, 2020
80
A compelling and instructive look at the political practice of gerrymandering. It’s also an infuriating watch on several levels, which is entirely the point of this call-to-action portrait.
Apr 2, 2020
75
May not be the most heartening portrait of our political system. But it’s a vital one and it provides reasons for optimism, too.
Apr 1, 2020
75
A fascinating, frequently angry and occasionally darkly funny documentary.
Mar 9, 2020
63
The film is suitably direct, clear-eyed, and exhaustive in documenting the massive impacts that gerrymandering has, particularly on communities of color.
Mar 31, 2020
50
Slaying The Dragon is meant as an urgent call to action ahead of this year’s elections, and it is here that it really falters.
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Release Date:Apr 3, 2020
Duration:1 h 41 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:End Gerrymandering or Democracy Dies. We Can Stop It.
Awards
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Traverse City Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Nomination
