One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
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Director Stephen Vittoria Initial DVD release April 18, 2006 Writer Stephen Vittoria Language English | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Documentary Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2005 Cast Similar movies Mitt (2014), The Unknown Known (2013), The Undefeated (2011), Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008), The War Room (1993) Tagline For once in American politics, sunshine and light beat shadows and fog. |
Filmmaker Stephen Vittoria examines the political career of George McGovern, former senator and 1972 presidential candidate.
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern (2005) is a documentary film directed by Stephen Vittoria.
ONE BRIGHT SHINING MOMENT retraces George McGovern's bold presidential campaign of 1972 - a grassroots campaign that fought for peace and justice, and positioned ideas and people first. But what is remembered today as being the ultimate political defeat of the American Century may also have been its high watermark. The film poses this central question: what does the crushing electoral defeat of a man so well respected for his decency and intellect say about the electoral process, the American government, and more importantly, what does it say about the forces at work on the American people- then and now? Featuring interviews with the candidate himself, supporters and activists like Gore Vidal, Gloria Steinem, Warren Beatty, Howard Zinn, and music from Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Donovan, and Elvis Costello.
Overview
The film chronicles the unsuccessful 1972 presidential campaign of Democratic U.S. Senator George McGovern.
The film is narrated by Amy Goodman, with appearances by figures such as feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem, historian Howard Zinn, author Gore Vidal, former presidential candidate and McGovern 1972 campaign manager Gary Hart, satirist-activist Dick Gregory, and George McGovern himself.
The film won the Jury Prize Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2005 Sarasota Film Festival.
References
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