Designing elections

I've discovered there's a short series of UK dates for 'Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election'. The film, described by the Los Angeles Times as 'illuminating', 'persuasive' and 'incisive', has already won Best Documentary at a number of US film festivals.

In the words of Variety, "The filmmakers quickly examine such topics as the purging of alleged felons, overwhelmingly African-American, from voter rolls; the problems with ballot design and counting; the infamous "spontaneous" demonstration that helped cut short the ballot recount in Miami/Dade County; and the conflicts of interest that many felt should have forced at least three of the Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from the election decision. Pic's only flaw is its brevity; the subject is so vast that an enhanced DVD release is called for."

ICA, London - Thursday 11 September
Showroom Theatre, Sheffield - Saturday 13 September
Spitz Gallery, London - Monday 15 September
London Action Resource Centre - Tuesday 16 September
Glasgow - Wednesday 17 September
Edinburgh - Thursday 18 September

It will also be screened at the Leeds International Film Festival in early October and at the Bergen International Film Festival later the same month.

See http://www.unprecedented.org/ for more details about the film and further screening info.