Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes
Movie · Documentary

Pay 2 Play follows filmmaker John Ennis' quest to find a way out from under the Pay 2 Play system, defined by Ennis as the cycle where Politicians reward their donors with even larger sums from the public treasury - through contracts, jobs, tax cuts, and deregulation. Pay 2 Play picks up where Ennis left off in his last film Free For All, after his investigation into election fraud in Ohio led him to establish Video the Vote to watch the polls on Election Day. Ennis has recognized that by Election Day, so much has already happened to decide which candidates are or are not on the ballot, the result is surprisingly undemocratic. Driven by his need to make the world better for his newborn daughter to inherit, Ennis determines to study our road to elected office to find a way we can get out from under the Pay 2 Play system.

2014 · 1h 28m
  • 80%
Starring John Wellington Ennis, paul hackett, Subodh Chandra
Director John Ennis

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Cast & Crew

  • J‌W
    John Wellington Ennis
    Self
  • P‌H
    paul hackett
    Self
  • S‌C
    Subodh Chandra
    Self
  • S‌Y
    Surya Yalamanchili
    Self
  • J‌N
    John Nichols
    Self
  • Marianne Williamson
    Self
  • Van Jones
    Self
  • J‌L
    Jason Leopold
    Self
  • R‌A
    Ralph Anspach
    Self
  • John Ennis
    Director
  • John Ennis
    Producer

About

Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes

Documentary

Pay 2 Play follows filmmaker John Ennis' quest to find a way out from under the Pay 2 Play system, defined by Ennis as the cycle where Politicians reward their donors with even larger sums from the public treasury - through contracts, jobs, tax cuts, and deregulation. Pay 2 Play picks up where Ennis left off in his last film Free For All, after his investigation into election fraud in Ohio led him to establish Video the Vote to watch the polls on Election Day. Ennis has recognized that by Election Day, so much has already happened to decide which candidates are or are not on the ballot, the result is surprisingly undemocratic. Driven by his need to make the world better for his newborn daughter to inherit, Ennis determines to study our road to elected office to find a way we can get out from under the Pay 2 Play system.

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Studio
Shoot First Inc.
Released
2014
Run Time
1 hr 28 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 2014 Shoot First Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English
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English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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