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Washington, DC - Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney returned from Sundance Film Festival on early Sunday morning only to find that her front yard had been "toilet papered" with vcr tape. "Obviously, someone wants to send a message that they know where I live and can have access to my front yard to do unkind things," said Congresswoman McKinney. "Still, we are pleased with the success of American Blackout at Sundance Film Festival and hope everyone who cares about our country will make a point to see it," McKinney continued.
On Saturday night, American Blackout, which looks at the career of U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney from Georgia and the historical suppression of black voters in the United States, won a Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award for Documentary Films. The film features interviews with: US Congressional Representatives, John Lewis, Cynthia McKinney, John Conyers, Bernie Sanders, and Stephanie Tubbs-Jones; former US Civil Rights Commissioner & Dean of UC Berkeley's School of Law, Christopher Edley; BBC journalist Greg Palast; and, Van Jones, Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center.
American Blackout is directed by GNN's Ian Inaba, the creator of the controversial pre-election music video for Eminem's "Mosh" (watch the video at:http://gnn.tv/videos/28/ ), and features music from: DJ Shadow, Soulsavers and Thievery Corporation, among others. The incident at McKinney's home has been reported to the police.
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