Grassroots 2012
Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal | Starring: Jason Biggs, Cobie Smulders, Tom Arnold, Joel David Moore
Grant Cogswell, a liberal music critic decides to run for city council against a popular black incumbent and is assisted by a reporter who recently lost his job. Initially given no chance, things turn dark when Cogswell makes it into the general election. Based on a true story.