Free For All (2008 film)



As Ohio goes, so goes the nation.

FREE FOR ALL! features filmmaker John Wellington Ennis — a disillusioned American — in Ohio with a business suit, sense of humor, faded ideals and a camera. The film explores recent evidence of election fraud happening in the U.S. since 2000, when thousands of black Democratic voters were disenfranchised in Florida. Ennis notices the pattern reoccurring again in the 2004 Election and decides he “can’t just be some dude shaking his head anymore.” He grabs his camera and goes on a mission to find answers in the swing state of Ohio during the 2006 election. Along the way, while interviewing a number of authors, scholars, politicians and celebrities to piece together the big picture, he discovers a scandalous privatized electoral system. Despite the daunting evidence and circumstances, Ennis finds hope by launching his own citizen journalism group called Video the Vote, which has inspiring results. However, investigative journalist Greg Palast points out that Ennis’ work is not yet done—the 2008 Election is the next to be stolen and now is the time for American voters to steal it back.

This election year, the game at play in Ohio and across the country is not to win the most votes, but to stop the most voters. This film uncovers evidence of a variety of schemes to swing our elections—rampant corruption, conspiracies to block millions of voters, privatized elections run by biased officials, misinformation, “caging,” voter I.D. obstacles, malfunctioning voting machines, legislated voter suppression, polling place confusion, and more.

FREE FOR ALL! is “one dude’s quest for democracy” with BBC investigative journalist and best-selling author Greg Palast. Interviews include Jerry Springer, Bob Fritrakis of The Free Press and Brad Friedman of BradBlog, among many others. The film is produced by Holly Mosher (Side Effects) and executive produced by Richard Ray Perez (co-director of Unprecedented). Editing is by Vivian Umino.

What people are saying
THREE STARS*** (Out of Four) "engrossing, even enraging" - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"where the mainstream media that tries to cover this story tends to fall short... Ennis brings it all home" - Meg White, Buzzflash

“The wake-up-slackers approach is funny without sacrificing content.” - Mimi Kennedy, PDA

“The point of the movie is to convince voters to get active to protect the vote in 2008.” - Political Affairs, Vote Fraud 2008: See the Movie

"A masterpiece." - OpEdNews

"So Who Is Mike Connell? A Clip from Free For All Gives You an Idea..." - Brad Friedman, BradBlog.com

"a lightning rod success on the Internet so far since its debut on July 4." - The Popcorn Reel

"Ennis relies on tongue-in-cheek humor rather than brute force to explore how the last few elections have been 'stolen,' particularly in Ohio." - The Other Paper

"a lighter look at election fraud." - Columbus Alive!

"You crashed the Diebold campus, exposed vote rigging schemes, and hung out with Jerry Springer. What was the most fun part of making FREE FOR ALL!?" - [http://ohfilm.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/5-questions-wjohn-ennis-dir-free-for-all/ Oh! Film]

"the best one I've seen on the subject." - Daily Camera

“''Succeeds on all counts… thoroughly humorous and entertaining. A must-see.''” - The Popcorn Reel

DNC Interview with John Wellington Ennis - Denver Open Media

KGNU-FM Morning Magazine radio interview with John Ennis - Listen

We The People Radio Network interview with John Ennis Ennis - Listen

The Kathleen Show interview with John Ennis - Listen