Struggle, The Movie

Introduction: “the Heart of it All”

cat — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:45:22 +0000

Welcome to Ohio, the “Heart of it All.”

Struggle a Documentary set primarily in Ohio examines several conditions that lead to George W. Bush’s victory in the 2004 Presidential election. This film places the audience right in the action with a unique “street level” perspective on the struggle to Protest Publicly or Vote Democratic in this American Society.

Review of Mental-Rev Productions:
“As YouTube and digital-video technology collapse the distance between film production and distribution, it’s no surprise that industrious political documentarians are working to condense the processes hampering up-to-date reportage. A case in point is Mental-Rev Productions, a San Francisco-based video cooperative producing eyewitness accounts of oppression and resistance.” – Max Goldberg

Part 1: Command and Control

cat — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:29:30 +0000

“Command and Control”
Protesters exercise their right to assemble during the 2004 Republican National Convention, and are met with dubious crowd control tactics.

Part 2: Suppressing the Vote

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:26:26 +0000

“Suppressing the Vote”
Election Day, November 2, 2004: Voters across Ohio’s capital city of Columbus arrive at the polls to discover punishing conditions.

Video collected by volunteers with The Free Press www.freepress.org, Video the Vote www.videothevote.org and Mental-Rev Productions.

Part 3: the Door Closes

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:47:06 +0000

“The Door Closes”

A poll worker makes her choice whether or not to allow a physically challenged woman back in line to vote.

Part 4: Who is in charge here?

cat — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:45:51 +0000

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Who bears responsibility for the under supplying of voting machines in the inner city of Columbus? Meet Matt Damschroder Director of the Franklin County Board of Elections and former Franklin County Republican Party Chair.

Struggle part 5, Former Felons

cat — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:47:58 +0000

In Ohio 2004 there was a concerted effort to illegally deny the rights of individuals formerly convicted of a felony their right to vote. This conspiracy leads to high places.

Struggle part 6, Blackwell

cat — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:49:45 +0000

Meet J. Kenneth Blackwell the Secretary of the State of Ohio in 2004 and also Co-Chair of the Bush Cheney Re-Election Campaign in Ohio.

Struggle part 7, Purging the Vote

cat — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:47:51 +0000

Imagine showing up to the polls on election day to find your name is no longer in the poll books.

In Ohio more than 304,000 voters were permanently removed from the voting rolls between the 2000 and the 2004 elections.