Death and Taxes
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.
Cast
Julia Butterfly Hill
Self
Steve Kelly
Self
Susan Quinlan
Self
Juanita Nelson
Self
Bryan Nelson
Self
Pat Schwiebert
Self
Brad Lyttle
Self
Lily Dalke
Self
Oliver Waters
Self
Peter Goldberger
Self
Ruthy Woodring
Self
Dorothy Hansen
Self
Martin Perna
Self
Eszter Freeman
Self
Michael Knappman
Self
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Storyline
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.
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