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Ollie's Army
Brett Morgen | USA | 1996 | 60 min. | documentary video

Armed only with a Hi-8 camera and microphone, filmmaker Brett Morgen set out on his own to document Oliver North's historic 1994 campaign for the Virginia Senate. Through sheer determination, he was able to gain access to the campaign and was perfectly situated to examine the passion and the fury that gave rise to his grassroots support. Highlights include the James Madison University "College Republicans" who will stop at nothing to get North elected--even if it means subverting democracy. A startling look at a unique campaign that succeeds in going beyond the sound bites and headlines to produce an insightful portrait of the entire American political process.

PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR AND CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brett Morgen
MUSIC: Theodore Shapiro
CAST: The Candidate - Oliver L. North
FIELD DIRECTOR: Roger Jarrell
GOP ORGANIZER: Gary Wadell
JMU COLLEGE REPUBLICANS: Scott Pinsker, Ty Cobb, Mark Boisworth, Chris Smith

Original language is English

New York Premiere, 1996 Human Rights Watch Festival. Distributed by Brett Morgen, 118 East 11th Street, #1C, New York, NY 10003, Tel:/Fax: (212) 460-8904.

Brett Morgen


Brett Morgen graduated from Hampshire College in 1992 with a B.A. in American history. His thesis film, Blessings of Liberty, a feature-length documentary about small town America, won a 1993 CINE Eagle award and has been screened on PBS regionally. In 1993, he began work on his MFA at New York University's Institute of Film and Television. His second year film, Ollie's Army, received a production grant from Warner Brothers Pictures and a Certificate of Merit in the 1996 Golden Gate Awards competition at the San Francisco Film Festival.

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