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Slay the Dragon

It influences elections and sways outcomes-gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the...

Director

Chris Durrance, Barak Goodman

Year

Genre

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N/A

Production

Ark Media,Magnolia Pictures

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

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https://www.slaythedragonfilm.com

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We have the experts, we have
the money, let us help." - Slay the Dragon

We have the experts, we have the money, let us help."

Stephen: Tom Hofeller
is kind of a superstar - Slay the Dragon

Stephen: Tom Hofeller is kind of a superstar

Stephen: He goes around
and works - Slay the Dragon

Stephen: He goes around and works

He would pack his old kit bag,
you know, with his laptop, - Slay the Dragon

He would pack his old kit bag, you know, with his laptop,

And then set off into
a country - Slay the Dragon

And then set off into a country

Rob: Redistricting used to be
done by legislators - Slay the Dragon

Rob: Redistricting used to be done by legislators

These people out
of Washington, - Slay the Dragon

These people out of Washington,

Jeff: Hofeller has got
a piece of software - Slay the Dragon

Jeff: Hofeller has got a piece of software

David: Gerrymandering
from 1788 through 2000 - Slay the Dragon

David: Gerrymandering from 1788 through 2000

Margaret: They used census data,
educational levels, - Slay the Dragon

Margaret: They used census data, educational levels,

Margaret: They could go down
the street and, "These people - Slay the Dragon

Margaret: They could go down the street and, "These peo...

Jeff: Picture a black box. - Slay the Dragon

Jeff: Picture a black box.

They just come out
and they say here is the map. - Slay the Dragon

They just come out and they say here is the map.

Stephen: It was a flawlessly
functioning map. - Slay the Dragon

Stephen: It was a flawlessly functioning map.

They get data on where all
the African Americans live - Slay the Dragon

They get data on where all the African Americans live

Seth: Take a look at North
Carolina's congressional map. - Slay the Dragon

Seth: Take a look at North Carolina's congressional map...

I don't know, it's either
a dragon or 300 years - Slay the Dragon

I don't know, it's either a dragon or 300 years

(laughing) - Slay the Dragon

So the district goes
50 percent minority, - Slay the Dragon

So the district goes 50 percent minority,

And that was exactly the
strategy that Tom Hofeller - Slay the Dragon

And that was exactly the strategy that Tom Hofeller

Robert: One of Hofeller's
crowning achievements - Slay the Dragon

Robert: One of Hofeller's crowning achievements

Rob: Heath Shuler was a former - Slay the Dragon

Rob: Heath Shuler was a former

Rob: Loved guns,
is anti‐abortion, - Slay the Dragon

Rob: Loved guns, is anti‐abortion,

And so you can't really
run against this guy - Slay the Dragon

And so you can't really run against this guy

The most Democratic area
of his district was Asheville, - Slay the Dragon

The most Democratic area of his district was Asheville,

Robert: Hofeller just
essentially carved Asheville - Slay the Dragon

Robert: Hofeller just essentially carved Asheville

Suddenly that part
of Buncombe County - Slay the Dragon

Suddenly that part of Buncombe County

Heath Shuler, recognizing
the writing on the wall, - Slay the Dragon

Heath Shuler, recognizing the writing on the wall,

2012 is the time - Slay the Dragon

2012 is the time

(cheering) - Slay the Dragon

Vann: Replacement of people
like Shuler - Slay the Dragon

Vann: Replacement of people like Shuler

David: When a member
of congress need only fear - Slay the Dragon

David: When a member of congress need only fear

These are all shrink‐wrapped
in packages of a hundred - Slay the Dragon

These are all shrink‐wrapped in packages of a hundred

Volunteer: Excuse me, ma'am,
are you a registered voter - Slay the Dragon

Volunteer: Excuse me, ma'am, are you a registered voter

Have you had a chance
to sign the petition - Slay the Dragon

Have you had a chance to sign the petition

Reporter: In Michigan it is
almost impossible - Slay the Dragon

Reporter: In Michigan it is almost impossible

Right now, we're at
two weeks in officially today, - Slay the Dragon

Right now, we're at two weeks in officially today,

Volunteer: We're working
with Voters Not Politicians - Slay the Dragon

Volunteer: We're working with Voters Not Politicians

Because right now
politicians are manipulating - Slay the Dragon

Because right now politicians are manipulating

Hi, this is Katie,
I'm doing a super, - Slay the Dragon

Hi, this is Katie, I'm doing a super,

I just wanted to say thank you
to every single person - Slay the Dragon

I just wanted to say thank you to every single person

Kyle: The anti‐fracking movement
had a lot of energy - Slay the Dragon

Kyle: The anti‐fracking movement had a lot of energy

News pundit:
I mean, the only group ever - Slay the Dragon

News pundit: I mean, the only group ever

I'm not sure if anyone
has been paying attention - Slay the Dragon

I'm not sure if anyone has been paying attention

They're not only
on pace to get the 400,000 - Slay the Dragon

They're not only on pace to get the 400,000

I tell you these
folks are everywhere. - Slay the Dragon

I tell you these folks are everywhere.

Katie: Today we turn
in our signatures - Slay the Dragon

Katie: Today we turn in our signatures

In under 40 days - Slay the Dragon

In under 40 days

I'm not sure
if everybody can see this, - Slay the Dragon

I'm not sure if everybody can see this,

Rick: I remember the first time
I saw this group get together - Slay the Dragon

Rick: I remember the first time I saw this group get togethe...

And I looked at these people
and I was like, "No way." - Slay the Dragon

And I looked at these people and I was like, "No way.&q...

I know what a winning
operation looks like - Slay the Dragon

I know what a winning operation looks like

Kathay: They have turned
every political operative's - Slay the Dragon

Kathay: They have turned every political operative's

Our proposal will take
redistricting out of the hands - Slay the Dragon

Our proposal will take redistricting out of the hands

What we've seen in other states
who have done - Slay the Dragon

What we've seen in other states who have done

There's about
13 different states - Slay the Dragon

There's about 13 different states

(cheering) - Slay the Dragon

Katie: Thousands of people
worked on this campaign. - Slay the Dragon

Katie: Thousands of people worked on this campaign.

And I know at least on my end,
that's the best part - Slay the Dragon

And I know at least on my end, that's the best part

Justin: The one thing
that we are sure of - Slay the Dragon

Justin: The one thing that we are sure of

I think there will be a
vicious fight by the people - Slay the Dragon

I think there will be a vicious fight by the people

They're going to want
to try to find some way - Slay the Dragon

They're going to want to try to find some way

The opposition is going to try
to bleed us dry financially. - Slay the Dragon

The opposition is going to try to bleed us dry financially.

They're going to be saying
that we are complex, - Slay the Dragon

They're going to be saying that we are complex,

We cannot make our policy
sound even a little bit... - Slay the Dragon

We cannot make our policy sound even a little bit...

Like, we have to make sure - Slay the Dragon

Like, we have to make sure

They're absolutely
worried about us. - Slay the Dragon

They're absolutely worried about us.

(snake hisses) - Slay the Dragon

Justin: The election of 2010
had been the Tea Party wave - Slay the Dragon

Justin: The election of 2010 had been the Tea Party wave

The election of 2010
was a giant wave - Slay the Dragon

The election of 2010 was a giant wave

And when that happened,
we have seen extreme policy - Slay the Dragon

And when that happened, we have seen extreme policy

(cheerful music playing) - Slay the Dragon

(cheerful music playing)

Peter: Wisconsin is basically
an evenly divided state. - Slay the Dragon

Peter: Wisconsin is basically an evenly divided state.

In 2010, Project REDMAP
and the Republicans - Slay the Dragon

In 2010, Project REDMAP and the Republicans

Scott: No matter
where you live, - Slay the Dragon

Scott: No matter where you live,

(cheering) - Slay the Dragon

Chris: REDMAP, for us,
was only the beginning. - Slay the Dragon

Chris: REDMAP, for us, was only the beginning.

I see everyone's here to see
my prediction for - Slay the Dragon

I see everyone's here to see my prediction for

In this bill will be a change
in terms of state employees - Slay the Dragon

In this bill will be a change in terms of state employees

Barry: Act 10 would essentially
do away - Slay the Dragon

Barry: Act 10 would essentially do away

That was something that
had been a long tradition - Slay the Dragon

That was something that had been a long tradition

This is a significant change, - Slay the Dragon

This is a significant change,

The Republicans,
they understood, - Slay the Dragon

The Republicans, they understood,

Peter: So he wanted
to destroy that. - Slay the Dragon

Peter: So he wanted to destroy that.

Peter: When Act 10 was
introduced, the entire state - Slay the Dragon

Peter: When Act 10 was introduced, the entire state

Announcers: We are proud
to stand with you, - Slay the Dragon

Announcers: We are proud to stand with you,

Protesters: Hey, hey, ho, ho,
Scott Walker has got to go. - Slay the Dragon

Protesters: Hey, hey, ho, ho, Scott Walker has got to go.

Patrick: Tens of thousands
of people in the capitol. - Slay the Dragon

Patrick: Tens of thousands of people in the capitol.

Patrick: As many as 100,00
on the capitol ground some days - Slay the Dragon

Patrick: As many as 100,00 on the capitol ground some days

Dale: It's just hard to express
how angry people were. - Slay the Dragon

Dale: It's just hard to express how angry people were.

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It influences elections and sways outcomes-gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the...

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Chris Durrance, Barak Goodman

Writer: N/A

Production: Ark Media,Magnolia Pictures

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 73/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 03 Apr 2020

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

Homepage: https://www.slaythedragonfilm.com