Split: A Deeper Divide (2008)
January 1, 2008Release Date
Split: A Deeper Divide (2008)
January 1, 2008Release Date
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Release DateJanuary 1, 2008
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 12m
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Split: A Divided America is a documentary film about partisan divides in American society. It examines perceived political divides between red and blue states, Conservatives and Liberals, and Republicans and Democrats from the perspective of cultural factors, including religion, urbanization, race, wealth, the modern media, contemporary campaigning strategies, and the "deterioration of civil discourse in our political experience".
Kelly Nyks directed, co-wrote, and co-produced the film with co-writer Peter Hutchison and Jeff Beard. The cast includes several real life political and media figures, including Bruce Bartlett, Tucker Carlson, Noam Chomsky, Thomas Frank, Al Franken, Jesse Jackson, Sharon Pratt Kelly, Norm Ornstein, Robert Putnam, and others.
The documentary was broadcast domestically on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) and was distributed to classrooms nationwide in collaboration with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).