On paper, Abdul El-Sayed has every qualification to be governor of Michigan—a Detroit native, he was a Rhodes scholar and an Ivy League professor and had an effective term as health director for his city. With an endorsement from his progressive forerunner Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, his campaign ran on a promise to refuse PAC money and pushed for “Medicare for All” in a statewide health-care system. But votes are not won solely by a comprehensive policy agenda. His campaign team fought against Islamophobia, attempts to discredit El-Sayed’s eligibility, an incumbent entrenched in corporate money, and a self-funded candidate who threw millions of dollars at advertising for name recognition. In following El-Sayed’s yearlong journey to the 2018 gubernatorial primary, filmmaker Brittany Huckabee captures the tumultuous pace of a campaign that can turn with a single strategic move. It’s a campaign story, but it’s not blue versus red—it’s grass roots versus the establishment. This is a story not of one person’s political dream, but of a tenacious movement that will not be put down easily.  KL