Run Granny Run

Director: Marlo Poras
Format: HDCam   Runtime: 78 minutes
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screening in: Documentary Competition

Screening Times

6:30 PM, Sunday March 11th - Austin Convention Ctr
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4:00 PM, Tuesday March 13th - Austin Convention Ctr
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7:30 PM, Saturday March 17th - Austin Convention Ctr
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Synopsis:
Doris "Granny D" Haddock is the nation's oldest political newcomer. At 90, she laced up her sneakers and walked across America to rally against the influence of big money in elections-making both friends and enemies inside the Washington beltway. Now 94 and still fed up with politics as usual, she jumps at an unexpected chance to run for U.S. Senate. With just four months until Election Day, Doris and her motley crew of political aces and amateurs craft a feisty campaign that personifies her democratic ideals of a government of, by and for the people. A tale of doggedness versus dollars, grit against greenbacks, RUN GRANNY RUN is an unlikely portrait of a remarkable activist and an exploration of our fragile democracy in the corporate age.

Director's Bio:
Marlo Poras' first film, Mai's America screened at dozens of festivals worldwide, including the SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Feature Documentary. Marlo also works as a camerawoman, most recently on Country Boys, David Sutherland's critically acclaimed PBS/Frontline series, and on the Emmy Award nominated documentary , The Flute Player, which she edited as well. Marlo is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.