Film

The Billionaires' Tea Party

2011 · 54m · Documentary

IMDb

7.1

After Barack Obama swept to power promising a new era of hope and change, the emergence of a citizens protest movement called the Tea Party threatened to derail his agenda. Was this uprising the epitome of grassroots democracy? Or was it an example of "astroturfing" - the creation of fake grassroots groups, designed to put corporate messages in the mouths of seemingly independent citizens?

• Taki OldhamDirector

Release date

February 4, 2011

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

54m

Genres

Documentary