Tonsler Park
Film

Tonsler Park (2017)

Directed By

Wednesday, October 24, NMAAHC
Runtime: 80 min

Tonsler Park observes, in black and white 16mm, the democratic process in action at Charlottesville, Virginia voting precincts over the course of Election Day, November 8, 2016.

Part of “This is Not a Political Film… Part I” Program by Greg de Cuir Jr. and Kevin Jerome Everson. Read their essay about the program.

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