Slay the Dragon

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Slay the Dragon

PG-13

2020

1h 41m

Documentary

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Activists work to rid gerrymandering from America's election process.

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Slay the Dragon takes a suitably outraged -- but ultimately optimistic -- look at modern-day gerrymandering that doubles as a heartfelt call to action.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

04/30/2020

4.5/5

This is the best primer on political gerrymandering imaginable and should be mandatory viewing in grad school public policy symposiums and high school civics classes alike.

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

04/04/2020

B

Gerrymandering is purposely confusing. Even its name is wonky. But the compelling, impassioned documentary "Slay the Dragon" does an effective job of explaining it...

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

04/04/2020

B

While it doesn't exactly bring new information to the table, the movie provides a welcome breakdown of the dramatic impact that gerrymandering has across American society whenever election season comes around.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

04/08/2021

4.5/5

If you've ever felt mistreated by the system and wanted to do something about it but not known where to start, this is an excellent primer.

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Alex Bentley

CultureMap

02/17/2021

Slay the Dragon shines the light on something that, while not as sexy and well-known as candidate campaigns, is just as important in our democracy as anything else.

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Stephen Silver

Splice Today

08/21/2020

3/5

A dry, earnest liberal documentary about the evils of gerrymandering

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Chris Durrance

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Barak Goodman

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Annie Chen

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Lee Buckley

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Synopsis

Activists work to rid gerrymandering from America's election process.

Director: Chris Durrance, Barak Goodman
Producer: Barak Goodman, Annie Chen, Chris Durrance, Lee Buckley
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 3, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 3, 2020
Runtime: 1h 41m