2020 was the year that the unprecedented became precedented. While many may prefer to forget the outbreak of COVID-19 and the most polarizing presidential election in American history, Michigan filmmaker Mitch McCabe reminds us there’s good reason to take a closer look. McCabe crisscrosses the state, talking to people at political rallies and events, and gathering testimonials from folks who may actually have more in common than the media or politicians would lead us to believe. From militiamen to Black Lives Matter activists to working mothers, interview subjects confront the contradictions inherent in our political and economic situation in real-time, and often emerge with opinions that might make you rethink who is on whose side. There’s still a country here, 23 Mile argues, but one that exists without the consensus of its people.
