
More than 50 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most extensive pieces of civil rights legislation, people of color across the United States still are engaged in a battle to protect their right to vote. This short documentary directed by Dawn Porter follows one dynamic woman working tirelessly on the ground and in the courts to ensure that they are not denied this right.
The film follows attorney Donita Judge, an advocate for voting rights, on Election Day 2016, as she troubleshoots claims of voting irregularities in Columbus, Ohio. In recent years, no president has ever won national office without winning Ohio, making it a crucial swing state. As Judge crisscrosses the city to support poll workers and citizens, we see how new voting restrictions such as ID laws affect the ability of people on the ground to vote.
The film was funded by a grant from Glassbreaker Films and the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation.
Voting Matters is available on Amazon Prime Video and will be broadcast on these public television stations:
STATE | MARKET | STATION | AIR TIME |
California | Los Angeles, CA | KCET | 11/2 @ 7:30PM 11/4 @ 6:30PM |
California | Los Angeles, CA | KCET Link | 11/3 @ 1:30PM 11/6 @ 11:30AM |
California | Los Angeles/San Bernadino | KVCR | 10/31 @ 11:30PM |
California | San Francisco Bay Area | KQED | 11/5 @ 11PM 11/6 @ 5AM |
California | Cotati/SF/San Mateo, CA | KRCB/KCSM | 11/5 @ 7PM |
Florida | Cocoa, FL | WEFS | 11/5 @ 8:30PM |
Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | WFYI | 11/4 @4PM on WFYI 1 11/6 @ 5AM on WFYI 1 11/3, 8PM on WFYI 3 |
Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky Statewide | 11/3 @ 12AM |
Kentucky | Paducah-Cape Girad | WKMU | 11/2 @ 11PM |
Michigan | Allendale, MI | WGVU | 11/4 at 9:30PM |
Michigan | Grand Rapids | WCVK | 11/4 @ 9:30PM |
New Mexico | Portales, NM | KENW | 11/1 @ 8:30PM 11/5 @ 3:30PM 11/6 @ 8:30PM on KENW 2 11/1 @ 9:30PM on KENW 3 11/2 @ 1:30AM on KENW 3 |
New York/New Jersey | New York/New Jersey | WLIW | 11/2 @ 4:30AM |
New York/New Jersey | New York/New Jersey | WNYE | 11/5 @ 7PM |
North Carolina | Greenville-Spartan | WRET | 10/30 @8:30AM |
Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | WCET | 11/3 @ 12AM |
Ohio | Toledo | WGTE | 11/4 @ 6:30AM |
Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | WITF | 10/26 at 8:30PM 10/28 at 5PM |
South Carolina | South Carolina Statewide | SCE-TV | 10/30 @ 8:30AM |
Tennessee | Nashville, TN | WNPT | 10/30 @ 7:30 PM on NP 11/2 @ 7:30AM on NPT- 11/2 @ 12:30PM |
Tennessee | Memphis, TN | WKNO | 11/2 @ 11:30PM 11/3 @ 3:30AM |
Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | WETP | 11/4 @ 6:30PM |
Texas | San Antonio, TX | KLRN | 11/4 @ 3:30PM 11/5 @ 8:30PM on KLRN |
Texas | Austin, TX | KLRU | 11/5 @ 11PM |
Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | KUEN | 11/1 @ 8PM |
Washington | Spokane, WA | KSPS | 11/1 @ 7PM |