'In the days leading up to Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 election, former civil rights activist, James Armstrong, looks back on the early days of the movement. At age 85, Mr. Armstrong works as a barber in Birmingham, Alabama. He experiences the manifestation of an unimaginable dream of the election of the America's first Black president. This colorful and courageous activist of the Civil Rights
era casts his vote, celebrates Obama's victory and proudly unfurls the American
flag as he is inducted into the Foot Soldiers Hall of Fame. Mr. Armstrong links
the magnitude of the present paradigm shift with challenges he faced in the
past: from his sons' integration into an all white school to the Bloody Sunday
march for voting rights. The documentary raises questions about democracy and patriotism
in the face of adversity, and the vigilance and action required to ensure
continued forward movement to end racial injustice.'
Here's to hoping it wins!
