Wednesday, September 13, 2006 11:39:02 AM
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A Republican and Democrat Find Love
On October 20th, Conventioneers, a film that probes the possibility of a
Republican and Democrat actually hitting it off romantically in Bush/Cheney
America, hits the big screen.
When Bush delegate DAVE MASSEY arrives in New York City for the 2004 Republican National Convention, he looks up his long-lost college friend LEA JONES, a fierce liberal organizer who has returned home to protest the convention. When the two reconnect, old sparks fly; and despite their political differences, they quickly fall into an unlikely affair.
As the Convention draws near, one of Leaâs activist colleagues, DYLAN MURTAUGH, must reexamine his politics when he is hired as a sign language interpreter for the very man heâs working to defeat: President George W. Bush.
The tension builds as Dylan takes his place next to the President on the Convention floor (actor Alek Friedman actually served as the Presidentâs ASL interpreter and all footage of him at the convention is authentic), -- will he take a stand or wonât he -- while Massey and Lea try to find each other in the chaos outside.
All three must confront the question: What comes first - the politics, or the person?
The film blends actors with real events and real activists from both sides of the aisle, and features breakthrough performances by actors Matthew Mabe and Woodwyn Koons as the star-crossed lovers and Alek Friedman as the interpreter.
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