To the End

[Plays 5/8 at 4 p.m. and 5/17 at 7:10 p.m. as part of the MSPIFF41 Film Festival running May 5-19; for more information, log on to MSPfilm.org for full schedule.] Rachel Lears' educational, poignant, behind-the-scenes, 104-minute documentary that follows activists policy writer Rhiana Gunn-Wright, New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Justice Democrats executive director Alexandra Rojas, and Sunrise Movement executive director Varshini Prakash as they work on the passage the Green New Deal legislation, which provides needed funds for various efforts such as addressing repercussions of climate change (e.g., severe storms, flooding, droughts, and wildfires), sustainable economic development, and racial justice while the opposition is represented by Republicans and the more establishment branches of the Democratic Party and consists of interview snippets with political commentator Van Jones, St. James Parish community organizer Sharon Lavigne, U.S. Senators (such as Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders, and Ed Markey), former Ogallala Sioux Tribe President Julian Bear Runner, environmental justice director Anthony Rogers-Wright, Exxon Mobile lobbyist Keith McCoy, U.S. Representatives (such as Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, and Clay Higgins), American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers, and the Sunrise Movement cofounder Will Lawrence, field director Ahmed Gaya, creative director Alex O'Keefe, and political director Amira Hansen.
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