Dallas will play host to a special premiere of the new HBO film, RECOUNT. The film follows the Florida recount from Election Day in November 2000 through the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of George W. Bush over Al Gore five weeks later. RECOUNT, which stars Kevin Spacey, Ed Begley, Jr., Laura Dern, John Hurt, Denis Leary, Bob Balaban and Tom Wilkinson, pulls back the veil on the headlines and explores the human drama of characters involved in events that would determine the leadership of the country.
Following the screening, Cal Jillson, author and professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist University, will lead a discussion with two of the influential participants who were on the ground in Florida during the 2000 recount. Mr. Ben Ginsberg, national counsel for the Bush-Cheney campaign in 2000, will be joined by Mr. Mitchell Berger, senior advisor to the 2000 Gore-Lieberman campaign, to discuss the problems with the election process that led to the Florida recount.
5:45 pm -- Reception
6:45 pm -- Screening
8:35 pm -- Discussion
Tickets are complimentary; registration is available online at www.dfwworld.org.
Presented by the World Affairs Council.
