Leslie Bennetts on Sex and Politics

In our video series 'Op-Vid Campaign 2012,' writers, thinkers, and doers tackle issues at the heart of the presidential campaign. This month, Leslie Bennetts explores the tactical use of wives and kids in campaign 2012.

Family Values: Politicians won’t stop exploiting their families as long as it wins votes. But, Leslie Bennett urges, isn’t it time for the rest of us to say, “We’re tired of being conned?”

What is an Op-Vid? Opinion, without the pundits yelling. Handmade animation, without the caricatures. Essays without the text. Complex topics, without the boring.

Op-Video is a new platform that features writers, thinkers, and doers that might otherwise contribute to an opinion page. In this series, we tackle the issues at the heart of the 2012 campaign.

The concept of Op-Vid was created by Joe Posner, an interdisciplinary artist working at the nexus of documentary filmmaking, music, and animation.

Credits:

An Op-Video Featuring Leslie Bennetts
Director: Joe Posner
Producers: Ian McAlpin & Joe Posner

Director of Photography: Ian McAlpin
Camera Operator and Gaffer: Geoffrey T. Womack
Assistant Director: Julia Simpson
Sound Recordist: Richard Levengood

Editing and Animation: Joe Posner
Additional Animation: Heather Faye Kahn

Music: Miss Fairchild
Sound Mix: Sam Posner

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Vice President, Video: Kathy O’Hearn
Executive Producers: Susie Banikarim & Mark Allen