CRAWFORD Movie

[babylonsister]

Run time: 03:01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZBc0zBfb80   Posted on YouTube: February 04, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: October 18, 2008 By DU Member: babylonsister Views on DU: 496

 
This film will be the spotlight premiere at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival and is represented by Submarine Entertainment (Spellbound, Super Size Me, Control Room):

What happens to the 705 residents of Crawford, Texas when George W. Bush moves to town?

Crawford's characters are by turns bizarre, entertaining and tragic. Shoved into the spotlight for political stagecraft, their insular town explodes, pushing a progressive teacher and her student to the brink — and beyond. Invaded and abandoned, Crawford booms and busts, like the Presidency itself.

Told through the eyes of Crawford's characters, this is a fun, funny, and ultimately moving story. CRAWFORD is a microcosm of the Bush era -- a feature-length documentary that offers a new and colorful way of looking at the last seven years.

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[Mari333]

1. yes, and here is the full movie on hulu

http://www.hulu.com/watch/37906/crawford

this movie is powerful..very.

[babylonsister]

2. The comments at the trailer are nasty; I will watch the doc to see

if the opinions by the commenters are uninformed; I suspect they are if you're recommending it.
Thanks!

[Mari333]

3. what the movie shows

is how crawford was affected by bush , the people who were affected, and their take on it. it is very personal, and very disturbing, when they realize, some of them , that their town was used as a prop.
i cried at the end/

[babylonsister]

4. I went to Crawford with some other DUers to support Cindy, so I will

definitely watch it.

[Mari333]

5. huffpo has a piece on it also

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-listi/icrawfordi-filmmaker-davi_b_134315.html