Moving Pictures Move Left

It's 3 A.M and a there's a phone ringing in the White House. Somebody, of course, will have to answer that phone. Somebody with sound judgment and unwavering courage. One thing is certain: it won't be you. You're too busy -- too busy making crazy hot love to a partner with bone structure so perfect it's destined to make even A-list movie stars envious. How'd you get so lucky? Simple. It's because you're a Democrat.

Now there's a straightforward campaign message we can all get behind -- and the one at the center of Blue Balled, the premiere film from TruthThroughAction.org -- a new political organization founded by independent filmmakers in New York. By bringing the Indie community and political activists together, we're creating edgy short films and online videos that support the Democratic Party. They're being distributed for free on video sharing websites like Youtube.com.

Our goal is simple -- engage young voters in an innovative and cost effective way, providing them with the sort of entertaining content that reminds them that being Democrat is "cool," the sort, perhaps most importantly, that they are willing to spread virally online. By supplementing the message coming directly from the party and campaigns, we're making sure we use every available method, and every new technology, to win back the White House this November -- and keep it. Through Election Day, we're planning on producing more than a dozen films in all genres, each with a bit of an edge and clever hook.

This past Thursday, over six hundred people joined us in Manhattan to screen Blue Balled, enjoy "Political Monogamy," an accompanying photo exhibit by Reka Nyari, and contribute so we can continue making progressive films and videos. Check out the film below, forward it to friends and visit our website today to get involved.

Comments

[milo9]

Edit to less than two minutes and punch up the ending. As has been written here, "brevity is the soul of wit".

[jafahr]

she should have found out what his political position was b4 trying out other positions w/him!

[M.S. Bellows, Jr. - Huffpost Blogger]

Didn't someone do something like this four or eight years ago -- that's right, there was a pact that women would sleep with someone who voted D on election night. My R kid brother (not my fault!) was really pissed off.

I wish the film were about half as long, though -- brevity is the soul of wit.

[EJA]

Really. This gag could have been pulled off in a minute or less.

[groosemoose]

At first, I thought this was kind of a dumb idea.

But one thing makes sense about it to me: NO man who supports an anti-abortion candidate should be out there having casual sex! That's just hypocrisy in the extreme!

[MsLiz]

McCain was quite the womanizer in his youth. He set the tone.

[joebaggadonuts]

This film makes a point I have been trying to make for a long time. Women who are angry at the way things are should take a long hard look at the men they enable by sleeping with them. Withhold unless you are with a guy who IS what you want the world to be like and you will get that world. Sleep with Republicans or any other type of scoundrel and you get what is coming to you in a much less pleasant way.

[sstansbe]

I totally agree with you. My little contribution to the world is that I never give my number to dudes driving gas guzzlers, and I never go all the way with Repugs. I feel as if I'm making the world a better place one pair of blue balls at a time. : )

[milo9]

You might be interested in me: the only part of me that isn't blue is my balls!

[gr8abz]

Powerful. Hard hitting. A film I highly recommend. And there's a lot of truth to it. Old saying. 'Republicans can't dance.' They aren't real good in bed either. Not in the masterful way the Democrat are. See, ya gotta be loose, together and hot to be a master of love. Kinda the opposite of what it takes to be a conservative. Like comparing Obama to McBush. If you are reading this and you are a Republican, I feel bad for ya. It ain't easy being you. But it's never too late to switch to Democrat. Give it a try. Will show you how its done.

[K-Dog76]

gr8abz

You're inspiring. You should run for office. Because, you know, you've got the issues down and everything,,,

[Chicago1968]

well now let's take it a step further.
I landed this great job and my boss seemed like a good guy. All was well until I saw picture of him and Dick Cheney shaking hands in his office. It was as if my world changed. Really I wish it hadn't affected in such a way but it did. I no longr work for him.

[donballz]

Not a bad idea but way too long. Appealing to the younger crowd, one has to remember we were all raised by the TV. Sell it in 30 seconds or go broke.

[wendelgee2]

I fast forwarded.

[LexLuthier]

Frankly, I think this is garbage. We can win on the issues. Haven't you guys learned anything from Sen. Obama? It would seem that even as The Evil Genius himself is about to get his comeuppance, you would know that the American electorate is sick of this kind of stuff.

[CaptainZero]

Dude, chill. It's supposed to be funny and it is. One of the great things about being a dem is that we get to have a sense of humor.

[LexLuthier]

Yeah, okay. I've just really been liking the high road thing.

[tomanjeri]

The short was okay, but about 3 minutes too long. The entire story could have been told in about 30 seconds which would have made the punch line more appealing since I didn't have to sit through the slog of the content.

[sij3o]

Why so grumpy people? This is suppose to be funny! And its even The Truth! The republicans i know can never get laid.

[1IrishdeAztlan]

Then why are there so many of them?

[personalpolitical]

It's true, you have to have some minimal standards at least.

Hell, I'd have a hard time sleeping with someone who supported a different primary candidate, haha, political junkie!

[atombee]

Sorry, this was amateur-hour in concept, writing, and execution. The editing was terrible, as was the sound mixing. And they had a budget, apparently, because the lighting and camera work was pretty good.

This reminds me of something on par with Microsoft's "Show me the WOW!" campaign. Surely we can do better than that.

Deep-six this dog now. Oh wait ... it's already out on the internets ...

[innonate]

The party was friggin awesome. I think shorts like these have a real shot and reaching younger folks. Good work.

[K-Dog76]

Yeah good work!!! Sell the Democratic Lifestyle!!! Forget the issues because humor and sex will win young votes, especially since its been proven that good portion would trade in their vote for a new iPod

Give me a break. This takes politics down a notch. Its nothing but a beer commercial.
Like right on man! I dunno any repugs who get laid! Like thats why I'm a democrat man, we're sooo cool...

Independent for independence sake. Both parties suck.