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Nat Bates for Mayor

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NAT BATES FOR MAYOR tells the story of an outrageous mayor's race in Richmond, CA, home to the second largest refinery in California. In a brazen move, Chevron spent more than $3 million to back 83-year-old African American candidate Nat Bates. It's Black against White. It's pro-development forces against eco-friendly Progressives. It's David versus Goliath. Is Nat Bates the savior or stooge? Nothing is clear-cut as the film potently mixes issues of corporate influence, race, gentrification, homophobia, political self-determination, and humor, all told through the lives of bigger-than-life small-town characters.

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Bill Arceneaux Moviegoing with Bill 04/19/2024
4/5
The documentary sees the whole picture of America and has only a presentation to offer - the answers are for us to figure out. Go to Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat 07/14/2022
8/10
It does everything I wish political documentaries would do and simply present the facts and let us, the audience, come to our own conclusions. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Bradley Berman

Director

Eric Weiss

Director

Nat Bates

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Chris Metzler

Producer

Bradley Berman

Producer

Eric Weiss

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Synopsis NAT BATES FOR MAYOR tells the story of an outrageous mayor's race in Richmond, CA, home to the second largest refinery in California. In a brazen move, Chevron spent more than $3 million to back 83-year-old African American candidate Nat Bates. It's Black against White. It's pro-development forces against eco-friendly Progressives. It's David versus Goliath. Is Nat Bates the savior or stooge? Nothing is clear-cut as the film potently mixes issues of corporate influence, race, gentrification, homophobia, political self-determination, and humor, all told through the lives of bigger-than-life small-town characters.
Director
Bradley Berman, Eric Weiss
Producer
Chris Metzler, Bradley Berman, Eric Weiss
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2019
Runtime
1h 15m