Beto O'Rourke

A playbook for grass-roots campaigning, we follow Beto O'Rourke's rise from political unknown to national sensation through his bold attempt to unseat Ted Cruz in the US Senate. Embedded with Beto for his entire campaign, Running with Beto follows his journey through access to O'Rourke, his family, and a team of political newcomers. The film reveals the challenges of an unconventional campaign as Beto navigates an onslaught of negative advertising, strain on his family, and the pressure of delivering for passionate supporters.

After the Robb Elementary school shooting in Texas, local Uvalde Leader-News journalists are left to report on the fallout – and on one of their staff members whose daughter is killed. Through the journalists’ reporting, we witness the social fabric of this small Texas town unravel as victims’ families search for accountability, all while the small paper fights to survive as others fold rapidly across the country.

Fascinating 1,200-mile trip by bicycle, horseback, and canoe as five friends trace the ill effects of what could be the border wall on U.S. land.