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and get it to audiences across the country!

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THE QUESTION is an upcoming narrative short film

that deals with the damaging effects of

American political polarization.

"When a liberal theater director decides to

put on an anti-Trump interpretation of Hamlet,

her boyfriend opposes this idea because

he voted for Trump.

Will the political divide tear apart

their relationship and the country or

can they find another way?"

THE QUESTION will be a film that brings both

Democrats and Republicans,

liberals and conservatives

together to talk about this explosive issue

in a way that can rebuild our country.

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"Our state to be disjoint and out of frame."

-Claudius 1.2; Hamlet

Synopsis

Lisa, a thirty something liberal theater director, decides she wants to do an anti-Trump play based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. But her boyfriend, Matthew, a thirty something conservative man and actor, opposes the idea. It is revealed that Matthew voted for Trump and Lisa is outraged because she believes that Trump is destroying the country. She tells Matthew about her family's history in the Japanese American incarceration camps in the 1940's and how that shaped her views on racism. Matthew, a European American man, disagrees and shares his own personal story of economic hardship related to the 2008 crash and how that has led to his support for President Trump.

Outreach
Goals

THE QUESTION is a short film exploring the damaging effects of American political polarization. By working with local and national stakeholder organizations, THE QUESTION aims to bring Americans of varying political persuasions together around the film to watch and then create meaningful dialogue around ways we can better see and understand one another across the political divide. Ultimately this project is about using storytelling to find common ground and create meaningful dialogue without sacrificing core personal values.