American Drug War: The Last White Hope

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American Drug War: The Last White Hope is a 2007 documentary film by writer and director Kevin Booth about the war on drugs in the United States.

Synopsis

The film holds the view that the war on drugs has become one of the longest, darkest,[1] most costly[2] periods in American history. Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to prove his claim that the Drug War has failed.[3] Three and a half years in the making, the film includes sections showing 62 people including former DEA agents, CIA officers, narcotics officers, judges, politicians, gang members, prisoners, and celebrities. There is also extensive treatment of CIA and Contras cocaine trafficking in the US.

Awards

  • 2007 Artivist Film Festival, Best Feature, Intl. Human Rights[4]
  • 2007 Silver Lake Film Festival, Best Documentary[5]
  • 2007 DIY Film Fest, Best Documentary
  • 2006 Evil City, Best Documentary[6]

Television

  • Picked up by Showtime in March 2008 to be aired for the next two years.[7]
  • Shown on Australia's Foxtel Crime & Investigation Network.[8]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Bandow, Doug (December 20, 2004). "The Longest-Running War" Script error: No such module "webarchive".. The Future of Freedom Foundation.
  2. ↑ Wallace-Wells, Ben (December 13, 2007). "How America Lost the War on Drugs" Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Rolling Stone.
  3. ↑ "What's Wrong With the Drug War?". Drug Policy Alliance.
  4. ↑ Market Wire (November 2007). 4th Annual Artivist Film Festival and Artivist Awards Announce the Winning Films of this Year's Festival. Press release.
  5. ↑ (2007). 2007 Silver Lake Film Festival Awards Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Press release.
  6. ↑ EvilCityFilmFest.com Script error: No such module "webarchive".
  7. ↑ Showtime.com Script error: No such module "webarchive".
  8. ↑ Crime & Investigation NetworkScript error: No such module "Unsubst".

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