Wellstone!

Wellstone!

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 17, 2004

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Wellstone!

Production Companies

Carry It Foward Productions

Director

Lu Lippold

Description

Paul Wellstone was the charismatic Minnesota progressive who used grassroots organizing to get elected and give ordinary people a stake in government. His 3rd election campaign was cut short when his small plane crashed into the north woods of Minnesota just 11 days before the 2002 election. Wellstone! explores the origin of his politics, his controversial road to the United States Senate, his deep bond with his wife and 'co-senator' Sheila, and the legacy of a life of progressive populism.