SYNOPSIS

In a polarized America, where the dual forces of white supremacy and patriarchy threaten to further erode our democracy, a game-changing transformation is happening at the grassroots. As demographics shift toward a non-white majority, elections will be decided by Americans inspired to vote for the first time. Many of these voters, who are often black, brown, immigrant or poor, are ignored by politicians and journalists alike. And She Could Be Next a two-part documentary series directed by Peabody Award-winner Grace Lee (American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs) and Iranian documentary filmmaker Marjan Safinia (Seeds), tells the story of a defiant movement of women of color who are transforming American politics from the ground up. The documentary series, filmed from 2018 through 2019, follows forward-thinking candidates and organizers across the country, asking whether democracy itself can be preserved —and made stronger— by those most marginalized. The series is centered on individuals at the heart of the movement behind the New American Majority, including: Stacey Abrams (Georgia), Bushra Amiwala (Skokie, IL), Maria Elena Durazo (Los Angeles, CA), Veronica Escobar (El Paso, TX), Lucy McBath (Atlanta, GA), Rashida Tlaib (Detroit, MI) and Nse Ufot, Executive Director of the New Georgia Project. And She Could Be Next features an entirely women of color creative team and credits contributing field directors: Yoruba Richen, Geeta Gandbhir, Amber Fares, Deborah Esquenazi, Ramona Emerson and Anayansi Prado.

Key Participants

• Stacey Abrams (Georgia)
• Bushra Amiwala (Skokie, Illinois)
• Maria Elena Durazo (Los Angeles, California)
• Veronica Escobar (El Paso, Texas)
• Lucy McBath (Atlanta, Georgia)
• Rashida Tlaib (Detroit, Michigan)
• Nse Ufot, Executive Director of the New Georgia Project
• Grace Lee, Director
• Marjana Safinia, Filmmaker
• Ava DuVernay, Executive Producer

Key issues

And She Could be Next is an excellent tool for outreach and will be of special interest to people who want to explore the following topics:

• Civic engagement
• Community organizing
• Communities
  • Communities of color
  • Low-income communities
  • Communities of immigrants
• Gender equity
• Power of Narratives and Framing
• Power: Political Power & People Power
• Systematic oppression and systemic racism
• Voter suppression
• Women of Color in leadership