I had to the opportunity to hear documentary filmmaker Sandy Cioffi speak last night in my graduate school class at UW Bothell and it was a great experience. We were hearing someone so passionate, smart and politically inclined – and it was a breath of fresh air to hear that someone like this has decided to run for Seattle City Council. We watched her film, Sweet Crude, and then had an hour to ask questions. Cioffi deserves your vote and your volunteer time on her campaign.

Most photographers and documentary filmmakers believe that the best way to effect change is via the camera, but Cioffi has decided to make an interesting new path through local politics and I’m very interested to see how she does.

I’ve embedded the trailer for the film below. The DVD comes out soon.