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American Drug War: The Last White Hope
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Wikipedia article
'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,Bandow, Doug (December 20, 2004). [http://www.fff.org/comment/com0412f.asp "The Longest-Running War"] . 'The Future of Freedom Foundation'. most costlyWallace-Wells, Ben (December 13, 2007). [https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17438347/how_america_lost_the_war_on_drugs "How America Lost the War on Drugs"] . 'Rolling Stone'. periods in American history. Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to prove his claim that the Drug War has failed.[http://www.drugpolicy.org/drugwar/ "What's Wrong With the Drug War?"]. 'Drug Policy Alliance'. 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 RightsMarket Wire (November 2007). [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200711/ai_n21098812 '4th Annual Artivist Film Festival and Artivist Awards Announce the Winning Films of this Year's Festival']. Press release.
* 2007 Silver Lake Film Festival, Best Documentary(2007). [http://www.silverlakefilmfestival.org/slff2007/pressreleases.html '2007 Silver Lake Film Festival Awards'] . Press release.
* 2007 DIY Film Fest, Best Documentary
* 2006 Evil City, Best Documentary[http://www.evilcityfilmfest.com/ EvilCityFilmFest.com]
Television
* Picked up by Showtime in March 2008 to be aired for the next two years.[http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/product_page.do?seriesid=0&episodeid=131464 Showtime.com]
* Shown on Australia's Foxtel Crime & Investigation Network.[http://www.citv.co.nz/shows/showDetail.aspx?ShowID=288 Crime & Investigation Network]
See also
* 'Breaking the Taboo', 2011 documentary
* 'Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs', 2015 book
References
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