American Pot Story: Oaksterdam

WRITER: Dan Katzir
DIRS: Dan Katzir and Ravit Markus
PROD: Ravit Markus
FEATURING: Dale Sky Jones, Richard Lee, Jeff Jones, CA Governor Gavin Newsom, CA Congresswoman Barbara Lee, David Downs, Salwa Ibrahim, Kat Murti, Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Mikki Norris, Chris Conrad

The unknown origin story of how a handful of underdogs risked everything to ignite the current worldwide revolution in cannabis policy. Reflecting Oakland, California’s rich history of civil resistance, they opened the first ever cannabis college, Oaksterdam University, and got Prop 19 – a measure to legalize cannabis – on the ballot in California, thus bringing this taboo topic to the mainstream and opening a conversation on its social justice impact. Filmed over a decade, this groundbreaking film illuminates the power of the activist, no matter the cause.