Introduction: “the Heart of it All”

Introduction: “the Heart of it All”

Welcome to Ohio, the "Heart of it All." Struggle a Documentary ...
Part 1: Command and Control

Part 1: Command and Control

"Command and Control" Protesters exercise their right to assemble during the ...
Part 2: Suppressing the Vote

Part 2: Suppressing the Vote

"Suppressing the Vote" Election Day, November 2, 2004: Voters across Ohio's ...
Part 3: the Door Closes

Part 3: the Door Closes

"The Door Closes" A poll worker makes her choice whether or ...
Part 4: Who is in charge here?

Part 4: Who is in charge here?

"?" Who bears responsibility for the under supplying of voting machines ...
Struggle part 5, Former Felons

Struggle part 5, Former Felons

In Ohio 2004 there was a concerted effort to illegally ...
Struggle part 6, Blackwell

Struggle part 6, Blackwell

Meet J. Kenneth Blackwell the Secretary of the State of ...
Struggle part 7, Purging the Vote

Struggle part 7, Purging the Vote

Imagine showing up to the polls on election day to ...

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Welcome to Ohio, the “Heart of it All.”

Struggle a Documentary set primarily in Ohio examines several conditions that lead to George W. Bush’s victory in the 2004 Presidential election. This film places the audience right in the action with a unique “street level” perspective on the struggle to Protest Publicly or Vote Democratic in this American Society.

Review of Mental-Rev Productions:
“As YouTube and digital-video technology collapse the distance between film production and distribution, it’s no surprise that industrious political documentarians are working to condense the processes hampering up-to-date reportage. A case in point is Mental-Rev Productions, a San Francisco-based video cooperative producing eyewitness accounts of oppression and resistance.” – Max Goldberg