Dark Money The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections
This acclaimed documentary examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montana -a frontline in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide - to follow a local journalist working to expose the real-life impacts of the US Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Winner of the David Carr Award for Truth in Non-Fiction Filmmaking award at the Montclair Film Festival.
"DARK MONEY takes a detailed look at an unexpectedly complex situation that is at the heart of political action today." - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
"Engrossing, lucid, and unsettling ..." - Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Running Time
98 mins
Year
2018
Kanopy ID
5934321
Filmmakers
Features
Ann Ravel, Art Wittich, Gene Jarussi, John S. Adams, Jon Tester, Jonathan Motl, Sarah Arnold, Steve Bullock
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