The right to vote has come under attack in the United States. Every vote may count but just who is able to exercise that right has been systematically and effectively targeted. TAKE A VOTE follows communities and individuals as they work to dismantle some of the nation's strictest and oldest forms of voter suppression. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Activist Portraits," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
The right to vote has come under attack in the United States. Every vote may count but just who is able to exercise that right has been systematically and effectively targeted. TAKE A VOTE follows communities and individuals as they work to dismantle some of the nation's strictest and oldest forms of voter suppression. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Activist Portraits," which begins at the dates and times listed here.
Jamie Boyle is a two-time Emmy winning documentary filmmaker. Her work has played at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, LA Film Fest, Full Frame, Hot Docs, True/False, DOC NYC, Human Rights Watch, and many others. She was recently selected for the 2019 DOC NYC 40 Under 40 list. She was the editor, producer, and cinematographer on Jackson (SHOWTIME) winner of the 2018 News & Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary. Jackson premiered at the LA Film Festival and was awarded over a dozen Grand Jury Awards for Best Documentary. She was the editor on Trans in America: Texas Strong, winner of the 2019 News & Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Short Documentary. Texas Strong was the first of a three-part documentary series she edited that premiered in 2019 at SXSW and launched on them., TeenVogue and Conde Nast’s new LGBTQ+ platform. She was the Associate Editor and Production Manager on E-TEAM (Netflix Original) winner of the Cinematography Award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, two-time News & Documentary Emmy nominee. She has edited a variety of projects for The American Civil Liberties Union and Pardon Snowden campaign. As the lead video editor for Human Rights Watch in 2014, she edited numerous short documentaries that were featured on CNN, Huffington Post, The Daily Show, NY Times, and others. The Unravelling; a multimedia report focusing on the conflict in the Central African Republic premiered at the 2014 Human Rights Watch Film Festival and won an Overseas Press Club of America award in 2015. She has edited for numerous leading digital media companies and non-profit organizations. She is in the midst of directing a feature documentary which has received support from Sundance, International Documentary Association, Fork Films, and others.
The right to vote has come under attack in the United States. Every vote may count but just who is able to exercise that right has been systematically and effectively targeted. TAKE A VOTE follows communities and individuals as they work to dismantle some of the nation's strictest and oldest forms of voter suppression. This film screens as part of the shorts program, "Activist Portraits," which begins at the dates and times listed here.