Filmmakers to give signal boost to long-shot Texas Democrats
WASHINGTON—A group of Democratic women in North Texas knows its bid to win office in deeply Republican territory is a huge long shot, so it's trying a highly unorthodox strategy: Starring in a documentary.
A group of high-profile filmmakers with Democratic ties will begin gathering footage of the women at a strategy retreat at a Dallas union hall next month.
The crew will follow them and other first-time women candidates across the country through Election Day, but episodes could begin airing just as voters as paying attention to the midterm elections next fall. It's not clear where the documentary will air.
The project, called "Surge," has some high-profile support. Award-winning producers Wendy Sachs and Tanya Selvaratnam, and director Hannah Rosenzweig, met campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016.
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