Waking the Sleeping Giant:
The Making of a Political Revolution
A story at the intersection of race, economics, politics, and the effort to build a re-energized progressive movement.
Waking the Sleeping Giant makes sense of this singular moment in American politics and grapples with the urgent question of "where do we go from here?"
Available on Amazon Prime, Amazon Video, iTunes, Hoopla, and Kanopy
Also available on Vimeo, vhx.tv, InDemand, Youtube, and Shaw VOD (in Canada)
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Praise for Waking The Sleeping Giant
“Inspiring and important”
“Waking The Sleeping Giant is so important. It’s turning to the people on the ground. It is the good kind of reality TV.”
“A much needed movie coming out at just the right time.”
“An “incendiary new film””
“This ambitious new film...point[s] to a turbulent time – but also, perhaps a singular moment of opportunity, if coalitions and alliances can unite sometimes disparate voices in a coherent public conversation, to forge a mandate for effective change.”
“The filmmakers invite us to see the people in this film “as an arm, maybe a little toe, of the rousing giant”... channeling anger into a politics of inclusivity.”
“This is an important film at an important moment about building the movements we need. And in this move, it’s the audience – people across America in their own communities – that are the stars.”
“Giant seriously rouses when it looks at Black Lives Matter or the story of West Virginian Sabrina Shrader”
“An important film for anyone who believes that on-the-street activism can effect change...a glimpse into a very powerful movement during a very special time.”
“Waking The Sleeping Giant is Jacob Smith’s song to ordinary people facing real challenges that are sometimes a matter of life and death. They may not be superheroes by cinematic standards, but they have stories that promise to stoke inspiration and emotion.”