I VOTED TODAY: Tuesday, November 4

11.04.2008

Tuesday, November 4 - at the polls...

US ELECTION - Tuesday, November 4... day at polling stations... from ali alvarez on Vimeo.

We rode with Rafik in the Voting "taxi" to pick up a few people and give them a lift. But by this point most people had voted. We talked to a lawyer at one polling station and found Debbie who we met at the Palin rally where she was working as a poll watcher. All seemed a bit quiet, everyone seemed a bit nervous, and just as the polls were going to close, an Obama worker got a phone call...

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thank you...Sally for pushing me to do it... Nicky for the advice... Skander for the equipment, time and enthusiasm... Luke and Amy for all that too... Dougal, Kirsty & Andy, Chris & Pia for the film... VoteTodayOhio for letting me tag along... Lindsay&Ethan, Laurie&Tom for putting us up... Peter & Nat for more help with film... Toni and the bio-fuel truck for the lifts... the Grace Missionary Baptist Church for the incredible Sunday... Lindsay again for the producing help... Rafik for your amazing self... Pastor Jones and all of Grace Baptist Church... Debbie for being so nice... HiCoup for the music...Erika for the editing...

HELLO.

I'm Ali. I'm a Mexican-American living in the UK. Soon I'll be flying from London to Cleveland, Ohio to take part in the most exciting election of my time. From November 1st through the 4th I will help drive voters to the polling stations in one of the most important "swing" states. In the last days of this crucial election - every vote will help.

We'll be taking cameras with us and filming it for a documentary. I aim to capture a slice of what is motivating working class America and would like to give them a chance to give a message to the rest of the world that is watching their decision with bated breath. In the process I hope to find some people that AREN'T voting and asking them why the hell not.

At it's simplest, it's a journey from London back to the heart of the country I grew up in, to get stuck in and to try and make a difference. Can't wait to get out there!

11.04.2008

Tuesday, November 4 - at the polls...

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