Acorn and the Firestorm

Apr 23, 2017

1h 24m

★ 5.0

•REC

Overview

For 40 years, the community-organizing group ACORN advocated for America’s poorest communities, while its detractors accused it of promoting the worst of liberal policies. Riding high on the momentum of Barack Obama’s presidential victory in 2008, ACORN was at its political zenith when a hidden-camera video sparked a national scandal and brought it crashing down. The story involves voter fraud, a fake prostitute, and the rise of Breitbart.com.

Genres

History

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

First Run Features

Acorn and the Firestorm Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Self - Blogger (archive footage)

Andrew Breitbart

Self (archive footage)

James O’Keefe

Self

Hannah Giles

Self - ACORN CEO

Bertha Lewis

Self (archive footage)

Darrell Issa

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