Waking the Sleeping Giant: The Making of a Political Revolution (2017)

Waking the Sleeping Giant: The Making of a Political Revolution: Directed by Jon D. Erickson, Jacob Z. Smith. With Kai Newkirk, Bernie Sanders, Sabrina Shrader, Elise Whitaker. At the crossroads of the 2016 presidential race and the fight for civil rights, economic fairness, and a democracy that works for everyone.

“Waking The Sleeping Giant shows the run-up to the 2016 election – showing all the players and how they fared, especially Bernie Sanders. But it does more than that, it shows us a deep root of people willing to start a movement – creating a wave that will hopefully crest in 2020.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe filmmakers take their time to weave together incredible stories of hope, strife and pain to show that a movement must start at a grass roots level. I guarantee that after watching this film anyone sitting on the u0026#39;my vote doesnu0026#39;t countu0026#39; fence will soon realize that ever vote counts.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA wonderful film that left me inspired.”