Democracy for $ale

Democracy for $ale

85 mins | Documentary | Oct. 27, 2020

In the United States of America, lobbyists, corporations and billionaires invest millions of dollars to ensure that a suitable candidate, one inclined to support their personal ambitions and economic projects, wins an election, which inevitably affects everything, from the selection of local officials to presidential elections, creates countless conflicts of interest and undermines what supposedly used to be a model democracy.

Democracy for $ale

85 mins | Documentary | Oct. 27, 2020

Democracy for $ale
In the United States of America, lobbyists, corporations and billionaires invest millions of dollars to ensure that a suitable candidate, one inclined to support their personal ambitions and economic projects, wins an election, which inevitably affects everything, from the selection of local officials to presidential elections, creates countless conflicts of interest and undermines what supposedly used to be a model democracy.
Producers ARTE GEIE, 13 Productions, Calach Films, Little Big Story
Original title La Démocratie du dollar
Directors Matthieu Fauroux, Sylvain Pak
Writers Sylvain Pak, Rémi Lainé

Cast

Quinn Nystrom

as Self - Politician

Pricey Harrison

as Self - Politician

Craig Meyer

as Self - Politician

Paul Shumaker

as Self - Political Advisor

Cherie Beasley

as Self - Judge

Brendan Fischer

as Self - Financial Analyst

Rory McIlmoil

as Self - Energy Expert

Ellen Weintraub

as Self - Politician

Bob Phillips

as Self - Elections Expert

Robert Maguire

as Self - Financial Analyst

Caroline Hunter

as Self - Politician

Lawrence Lessig

as Self - Law Professor

Morris Pearl

as Self - PM President

Jay Hancock

as Self - Journalist

Thom Tillis

as Self - Politician

David Daley

as Self - Journalist

Margaret Dickson

as Self - Former Politician

Bob Hall

as Self - Former DNC President

Barack Obama

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Joe Biden

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

John McCain

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

James Inhofe

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Newt Gingrich

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Donald Trump

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Art Pope

as Self - Businessman (archive footage)