The People Speak -
The People Speak is a documentary inspired by Howard Zinn’s book, A People’s History of the United States and from the book he co-authored with Anthony Arnove, Voices of a People’s History. These are the voices of resistance in U.S. history – resistance to injustice, to war. Voices that can inspire viewers to recognize the power ordinary people have to change the course of history. These are also the voices that are excluded from traditional histories. Some voices are obscure, some famous and you will hear them express ideas that are excluded from the orthodox histories.
The film brings together accomplished performers like Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin, Viggo Mortensen, Sandra Oh and Eddie Vedder, to re-create the emotional impact of these moments in history. These slices of life are woven together with historical footage, music and narrations from Ben Affleck and Howard Zinn and together, become a film record of what makes our democracy come alive and why civil disobedience needs to be a defining characteristic of Americans. By presenting these amazing people from our past, we will inspire a new generation to act.
Movie information
| Release Date (USA): | TBA |
| Rating (USA): | NA |
| Release Date (UK): | TBA |
| Rating (UK) : | NA |
| Director: | Tony Sacco |
| Producer: | Tony Sacco |
| Studio: | N/A |
| Writer/s: | Anthony Arnove and Howard Zinn (Book) |
Cast
| Matt Damon | Self |
| Viggo Mortensen | Self |
| Morgan Freeman | Self |
| Sean Penn | Self |
| Rosario Dawson | Self |
| Danny Glover | Self |
| Marisa Tomei | Self |
| Josh Brolin | Self |
| Casey Affleck | Self |
| Don Cheadle | Self |
| Kerry Washington | Self |
| Sandra Oh | Self |
| David Strathairn | Self |
| Pink | Self |
| Michael Ealy | Self |
| Jasmine Guy | Self |
| Bob Dylan | Self |
| Q'orianka Kilcher | Self |
| Bruce Springsteen | Self |
| Eddie Vedder | Self |
| Reg E. Cathey | Self |
| Harris Yulin | Self |
| Kathleen Chalfant | Self |
| John Legend | Self |
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