DVD 67 mins IMDB 9.5
NR (Not Rated)
The First Amendment Project: Fox vs. Franken - What's Left of Our Rights?
Docurama (2004)
In Collection
#255

Seen It:
No

Owner:
Ben
Documentary, Political
USA  /  English

Floyd Abrams Himself
Carole Baron Herself
Denny Chin Himself
Al Franken Himself
Bill O'Reilly Himself

Director Nick Doob; Chris Hegedus
Producer Jordan Katon; Paul La Blanc
Writer Al Franken

Generic title aside, The First Amendment Project isn't a boring civics lesson. Produced for the Sundance Channel and Court TV, the short-film collection is an engaging exploration of recent free speech battles (and yes, a few bad words do get spoken). The best known participants include documentary filmmaker Chris Hegedus (The War Room) and actor/director Mario Van Peebles (Baadasssss!), but all three films take a similar approach. Hegedus and Nick Doob (American High) are behind Fox vs. Franken, which looks at the suit filed against author Al Franken for using the phrase "fair and balanced" in the subtitle to his book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them. Van Peebles' Poetic License focuses on the furor over former New Jersey Poet Laureate Amira Baraka's "Who Blew Up America," while John Walter (How to Draw a Bunny), in Some Assembly Required, trains his lens on the protests surrounding 2004's Republican National Convention. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Edition Details
Edition Full Screen
Barcode 767685970331
Region Region 1
Release Date 6/14/2005
Packaging Jewel Case
Audio Tracks Stereo - English
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Biographies
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menus
Photo Gallery
Scene Selection
Color Closed-captioned
Fox vs Franken comic strips
Amiri Baraka performances
Personal Details
Purchase Date 7/12/2005
Purchase Price $20.99
Store Best Buy
Condition New (Still Sealed)
Current Value $20.99
Links IMDB
Amazon US
Docurama
Sundance