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American Blackout

American Blackout (2006)

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Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 2

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Average Rating: 4/5
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The ways in which African-American voters have been marginalized in the electoral process are examined in this activist documentary. In the investigation of ballot counting in Florida in the much-contested 2000 presidential election, it was discovered that many of the communities where inaccurate tabulating took place were largely populate by African-Americans, who have traditionally been loyal Democratic voters. Filmmaker Ian Inaba digs into the controversy over the 2000 ballot count and the

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Documentary, Special Interest

Sep 26, 2006

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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)

Ian Inaba assembles compelling evidence to support his claim that African-Americans -- who are traditionally more likely to vote Democratic -- are being deliberately and systematically excluded from the political process.

September 22, 2006
New York Times
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The movie includes a postscript about [McKinney's] loss, blaming it on more dirty tricks. That may be true, but it doesn't put the steam back in the film.

September 22, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Daily News
New York Daily News
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McKinney's basic truths remain convincing.

September 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Village Voice
Village Voice
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American Blackout makes a credible case, with some of its most damning evidence coming from the mouths of the conservatives themselves.

September 15, 2006 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
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A powerful piece of political cinema that effectively documents the disenfranchisement of black voters in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections.

August 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Extremely limited and almost without purpose except as an organizing tool for party foot soldiers.

January 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety
Variety
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The phrase 'Apartheid elections' is used more than once, and it certainly strikes a chord

October 25, 2008 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

The film is by far the most hypocritical thing I have seen in ages.

September 30, 2006
Greenwich Village Gazette

A raised-fist documentary on black voter disenfranchisement which loses some, but definitely not all, its punch by morphing into a paid ad for Cynthia McKinney.

September 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Film Journal International
Film Journal International

An illuminating, infuriating document that paints McKinney as a true American heroine and patriot and confirms your worst fears about just how rotten our 'democratic' process is at its core.

September 7, 2006 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly
L.A. Weekly

American Blackout exposes a few issues we have already known about for years (the voting situation) before finally turning towards greater things by focusing itself on a truly remarkable individual.

January 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Film Threat
Film Threat

Audience Reviews for American Blackout

The process by which we elect officials in the USA needs to be completely overhauled. It is criminal what happened to Miss McKinney
December 26, 2006
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Powerful Documentary that in retrospect we can clearly see is completely accurate.
March 7, 2013
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