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Death and Taxes

Death and Taxes

2010•30m•NR•Documentary

Can I refuse to pay for war? How do people redirect war taxes? What are the consequences?

Twenty-eight people offer their motivations for and methods of resisting the war machine with their tax money. This tightly-paced short film introduces viewers to war tax refusal and redirecting tax dollars to peace, with music by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Antibalas, Rude Mechanical Orchestra, and First Strike Theatre’s version of “Don’t Pay Taxes” by Charlie King.

Carlos Steward · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 2010

Actors

Julia Butterfly Hill

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Steve Kelly

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Susan Quinlan

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Juanita Nelson

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Bryan Nelson

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Pat Schwiebert

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Brad Lyttle

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Lily Dalke

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Oliver Waters

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Peter Goldberger

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Ruthy Woodring

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Dorothy Hansen

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Martin Perna

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Eszter Freeman

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Michael Knappman

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Sachiko Chernin

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