“A teacher gives his students a lesson about democracy that they'll never forget.”
There's this fantastic improv show on WNYC called "The Truth". Headed up by a chap named Jonathan Mitchell, these guys generate a story, usually dark and ironic, and then workshop the hell out of it with their ridiculously talented cast, then edit it down into something succinct and powerful. All of their pieces are worth a listen, but this one, called "That's Democracy", I knew at once would make a tremendous short film. Jon Bowden and I contacted TheTruth in New York, and managed to strong-arm them into letting us to turn their podcast into a film. And so here it is...
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Cast
18 people
Jon Bowden
Mr. Jeffrey Mohr
Also in
Memorizing Alison
Rebecca Ahn
Also in
Death Grip
Wake-up Juice
Louis Kornfeld
Louis Kornfield
Bettina Devin
Cliff Traiman
Principal
Tanner Browne
Luke
Michael Maloney
Known for
The White Queen
River
Jessica Sarah Flaum
Jessica
Jonathan Mitchell
Imarra Hunter
Arina
Eric Lafferty
Oscar
Cliff Traiman Director · Louis Kornfield Writer
United States release April 18, 2016
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Original language
English
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United States · April 18, 2016
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