ACORN AND THE FIRESTORM
Directed by REUBEN ATLAS AND SAM POLLARD

Date
July 24, 2019
About Project
DIRECTOR
REUBEN ATLAS AND SAM POLLARD
COUNTRY
USA/INDIA
RUNNING TIME
84 mins
YEAR
2017
LANGUAGE
English
ABOUT THE FILM
For forty years United States anti-poverty group ACORN with its cross-country network of local groups was a model of community organizing and a powerful voice for the poor and disenfranchised. This narrative of the sordid takedown of ACORN after the 2008 election of Barack Obama is an informative and comprehensive political thriller with unfolding dramatic twists and implications for the political present. The story includes ACORN activists, accusations of voter fraud, an undercover duo playing a prostitute and pimp, courtroom depositions, a life-long Republican who credits ACORN with saving his home, the rise of Breitbart Media and much more. Preceded by American Psychosis (short)