Citizen Koch
Photo Courtesy of Matt Wisniewski
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Directed by

Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

Produced by

Gillian Caldwell, Carl Deal, Tia Lessin

In this searing expose on the state of our democracy and the fracturing of the Republican Party, Academy Award®-nominated directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin examine the impact of the Citizen’s United decision, which unleashed a torrent of of unlimited, anonymous political spending by corporations and billionaires that changed our democracy. But in America’s heartland, the filmmakers uncover an unexpected story: Lifelong Republicans standing up to the outsized influence of big money in Wisconsin.

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