New Film Asks ‘Who Would Spend A Million Dollars On A School Board Election?’

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A screenshot from the film "Million Dollar School Board," part of the documentary series "Postcards from the Great Divide." Anti-recall advocates rally on a street corner in Jefferson County in 2015.

"Postcards From The Great Divide." And they made a stop in Colorado to highlight last year's school board recall vote in Jefferson County. Their short film starts with a question: "Who would spend a million dollars on a school board election?"

Directors Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker joined Colorado Matters host Nathan Heffel. They made the documentary for PBS and The Washington Post.