And then, much faster than anyone expected, Obama was named President-elect. No waiting up all night, no contesting votes, no close call. Before we knew it McCain was giving his concession speech and Obama was giving his victory speech. The bar was cheery, but as a lot of them were campaign workers, it felt mostly like a sign of relief and tiredness.
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!
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