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Production Companies
Acorn and the Firestorm
•REC
Overview
For 40 years, the community-organizing group ACORN advocated for America’s poorest communities, while its detractors accused it of promoting the worst of liberal policies. Riding high on the momentum of Barack Obama’s presidential victory in 2008, ACORN was at its political zenith when a hidden-camera video sparked a national scandal and brought it crashing down. The story involves voter fraud, a fake prostitute, and the rise of Breitbart.com.
Key Crew
Director: Reuben Atlas, Sam Pollard
Director of Photography: Frank Larson
Producer: Reuben Atlas, Sam Pollard
Writer: Sam Pollard, Reuben Atlas
Top Cast
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Andrew Breitbart
Self - Blogger (archive footage)
James O’Keefe
Self (archive footage)
Hannah Giles
Self
Bertha Lewis
Self - ACORN CEO
Darrell Issa
Self (archive footage)
Videos
ACORN AND THE FIRESTORM clip - AFI DOCS 2017
