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Michael Moore’s revolutionary film Sicko earned rave reviews worldwide and everyone was itching to see what he did next. Well, his next project, “Captain Mike Across America” is finally getting its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.

The title isn’t all that hot but the movie is smoking. The film follows Moore as he travels across America during the 2004 election, when the polling margin between candidate George W. Bush and John Kerry could’ve tipped either way. The movie is filmed like a concert film, capturing Michael’s activities as he set out on his campaign trip which was almost as laborious as those of the candidates. We see Moore targeting the younger generation as the demographic that could make the most difference, visiting sixty-two cities in forty-five days, holding large rallies on college campuses.

Thom Powers, TIFF documentary programmer describes the film below:

This documentary of his journey is made in the feisty spirit of independent media, budgeted at a tiny fraction of Moore’s recent films. It acts like a time machine, returning us to the weeks prior to the November 2, 2004, election, when campuses across the country were exhilarated by a sense of hope and urgency. Moore masterfully foments this energy, speaking to audiences as large as fifteen thousand.

He riles up the crowd with his hilarious improvisation, riffing off the day’s headlines or responding to hecklers. He also brings a star-studded lineup of friends – we see appearances and performances by Roseanne Barr, Eddie Vedder, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Earle and Joan Baez. His political opponents certainly take notice, lobbying schools to ban him from campus, sometimes successfully.

Although the election didn’t go Moore’s way, this film is a cure for the hangover that followed, and a reminder that a new political force emerged on those campuses. Young voters turned out in record numbers in 2004, reversing a trend of decline since 1972 (after the voting age lowered to eighteen). The youth vote increased even more in the following mid-term elections. If you want to understand the future of American politics, Captain Mike Across America is a great place to start.

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