The USA is in the grips of a rancorous partisanship the like of which has not been seen in nearly a century. Every political issue today invariably becomes a pitched partisan battle, irrespective of the issue - be it the economy, global climate change, education or foreign policy. The two parties are further apart than they have been in generations and this extreme polarization has made it nearly impossible to govern the country effectively. How has the United States become so divided? SPLIT journeys from coast to coast to find an answer to that question at a time when it is needed most.
Writing
Interviews spanning ideologies, surprisingly even-handed for 2008.
Director
Kelly Nyks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Obama's first campaign, the film captures a nation on the precipice — before Twitter, before QAnon, before the term 'filter bubble' entered common parlance.
John Dingell, the longest-serving congressman in U.S. history, died in 2019 — his final tweet warned of the very democratic backsliding this film documents.
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