BATTLEGROUND
In a political moment defined by partisan conflict, Battleground is an intimate exploration of the state of our democracy as seen through the eyes of two opposing grassroots political leaders. Tom Carroll is a Trump delegate, and a Tea Party chairman. Greg Edwards is a Black pastor, and a progressive leader supported by Bernie Sanders. The film takes place in the pivotal county of Lehigh Valley that voted for Obama twice and then flipped to Trump in 2016.
Over the course of three years of filming we came to realize that their primary struggle was not against each other, but against the political machines that control their respective parties. Battleground is an antidote to the media echo chamber effect, which is marked by passion, but often devoid of understanding.
