Slay the Dragon

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Slay the Dragon

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Released Apr 3, 2020

1h 41m

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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

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.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 30, 2020

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

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

Rated: B

Apr 4, 2020

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

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.

Rated: B

Apr 4, 2020

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M.N. Miller

Film Focus Online

Slay the Dragon is a searing look at redrawing voting lines by erasing the ethical ones.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 4, 2023

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

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.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 8, 2021

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Alex Bentley

CultureMap

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.

Feb 17, 2021

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Carol W.

This is a complete Democratic Party Movie. The Democrats gerrymander as much if not more than the Republicans.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Audience Member

It makes me angry that while politicians play around and gerrymander, our democracy is dying. ALL FOR POWER.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

I liked it for a bit until it became soo blatantly biased... would have been much better if diversified in their representation.. gerrymandering their beliefs as truth..

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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I like that it covers the topic of gerrymandering and draws connections to how gerrymandering leads to the implementation of unpopular policies like right-to-work laws. At the same time, I think it would have benefitted from covering the success of nonpartisan commissions in places like California. I also would have liked to see them take on gerrymandering done in blue states like New York. Look at a congressional district map in NYC and you will see what I am talking about.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic film. Educational. Inspirational. Get some friends together to watch this and learn how about gerrymandering and how it can be stopped. Nice work to the filmmakers and all involved with the project.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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dave d

Cerebral, far-reaching, and effective, 'Slay the Dragon" should be required in every house and school. The filmmakers take a nuanced and down the middle approach which does wonders in telling the story they want to tell. The issue at hand, gerrymandering, isn't an exciting one, but if you care about the country then you need to watch this. It doesn't matter what side of the aisle you're on! If you don't want to invest the under two hours in how your democracy is being ripped apart at the highest levels then you deserve what you get. Final Score: 8.9/10

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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

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