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Up to Us

🎞️ Movie 21 min --
2012

The film follows two young Americans, Atlanta native Kyle Murphy, who has served as an AmeriCorps member at Habitat for Humanity and Brandon West a MPA graduate who has been underemployed for 18 months but is seeking work in the public sector. As we follow them on their journeys, both individuals display the resilience and idealism of this generation and our desire to have an impact on our world. The film also features interviews with journalist Jonathan Alter, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, political analyst Margaret Hoover, and more. The film, shows an optimistic solution for young America's economic future, one that envisions an expansion of national service to grow economic opportunity alongside increased opportunity for millennials to achieve their idealistic goals of tackling social problems. The film seeks to inspire and activate our generation to turn out to vote this November.

Cast

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Jonathan Alter
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Margaret Hoover
Margaret Hoover
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Matthew Segal
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Chris Casey
Cinematographer
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Brian Warzak
Cinematographer