Texas, USA

October. 06,2023

Rating：

7.3

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Politics Texas Activism

Trailer Synopsis Cast

A documentary film exploring what it takes to build a new, hopeful vision for democracy against enormous odds. It’s an underdog story, told through the lives of candidates and organizers during the statewide 2022 election who tell an unexpected story of persistence, community, and progress in an unlikely place.

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