No Umbrella
Election Day in the City
No Umbrella
Election Day in the City
The Story
No Umbrella – Election Day in the City is an unblinking look at the 2004 US Election Day failures in one of Ohio’s poorest neighborhoods. In the most hotly contested state in the country, gridlock at inner city polls ignites tempers and sets off charges of conspiracy. No Umbrella drops us squarely into the chaos as we watch the irascible octogenarian councilwoman (Ms. Fannie Lewis) take on polling place breakdowns, an unresponsive bureaucracy, and an increasingly agitated electorate.
No Umbrella premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by HBO documentary films. It won awards at prestigious international film festivals, including a Jury Prize at the Full Frame Film Festival and an Audience Award at the Sydney Film Festival.
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Featured Articles
"Review: No Umbrella - Election Day in the City"
Film Threat
February 16, 2007
"What’s On Thursday Night?"
New York Times
November 9, 2006
"Television Highlights"
Los Angeles Times
November 8, 2006
"Laura Paglin Interview"
Air America ‘Ring of Fire’
October 25, 2006
"Standing in the Rain: Sundance Doc to screen at Midwest Film Festival"
Screen Magazine
February 12, 2007
"Election Fiasco Film to make TV Debut on Cinemax"
OpEdNews
October 24, 2006
"DVD review: No Umbrella - Election Day in the City"
The Moderate Voice
October 24, 2006
"No Umbrella Review"
CanMag
October 19, 2006
"Two Excellent Films About the ’04 Election"
Hollywood Elsewhere
October 18, 2006
"Where is the outrage?"
Chortler
October 17, 2006
"DVD REVIEW: No Umbrella - Election Day in the City"
Collider
October 15, 2006
"A Glance Backwards as we Gaze Forwards"
OpEdNews
October 12, 2006
"Cable Premiere: No Umbrella – Election Day in the City"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
October 12, 2006
"No Umbrella is a 26-minute must see"
Isebrand
October 6, 2006
"No Umbrella will make you angry"
Blog Critic
October 5, 2006
"Street Fight and No Umbrella chronicle voting mayhem"
Cleveland Free Times
May 3, 2006
"Full Frame Film Festival: Friday films"
The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina)
April 6, 2006
"Review: No Umbrella - Election Day in the City"
Film Festival Channel
April 6, 2006
"No Umbrella Screening at City Hall"
RealNeo
March 28, 2006
"A star is born"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 27, 2006
"An Election Day in Cleveland at its best, and at its worst"
RealNeo
March 27, 2006
"Local film to be released by DVD subscription service"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 22, 2006
"Because Fannie Lewis Kicks Ass"
Cleveland Free Times
March 16, 2006
"Short Shot: No Umbrella - Election Day in the City"
Sundance Film Festival Daily Insider
January 29, 2006
"No Umbrella - Election Day in the City: Review"
Jen’s Green Journal
January 23, 2006
"Heights filmmaker has Sundance fever"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
January 23, 2006
"No Umbrella - Election Day in the City Laura Paglin Interview"
WCPN 90.3
January 20, 2006
"‘Short but Sweet’ Seven You Shouldn’t Miss in Park City"
Salt Lake City Weekly
January 19, 2006
"Film brings ‘04’ election to Sundance"
Park City Record
January 11, 2006
"No Umbrella: A frustrating Film - For Good Reasons and Bad"
L.A. Splash Magazine
January 10, 2006
"'Coventry' filmmaker Paglin takes on 2004 Election"
Cleveland Jewish News
January 5, 2006
"Rain will give way to Sundance"
Cleveland Free Times
January 4, 2006
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Past Screenings
Belfast Film Festival
Belfast, Ireland
March 22, 2007 - April 9, 2007
Big Sky Film Festival
Missoula, Montana
February 15-22, 2007
Human Rights Film Festival
Venice, Italy
December 9-10, 2006
Cinemax Reel Life
November 9 & 19, 2006
Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series
Brooklyn, NY
November 6, 2006
Pacific Palisades Film Festival
Pacific Palisades Theatre, CA
October 29, 2006
Milwaukee International Film Festival
Milwaukee Art Museum - Milwaukee, WI
October 28, 2006
CineWoman NY
Two Boots Pioneer Theatre - New York, NY
October 24, 2006
Green Festival
DC Photo Gallery - Washington, DC
October 14, 2006
Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Valley, CA
October 8 & 14, 2006
Cork Film Festival
Cork, Ireland
October 9, 2006
We Count 2006
Cuyahoga Community College (Metro) - Cleveland, OH
September 29-30, 2006
The Light Factory
Contemporary Museum of Photography & Film - Charlotte, NC
September, 2006
Salt Lake City Film Center
Salt Lake CIty, UT
September, 2006
IFP Film Market
Angelika Theatre - New York, NY
September 18, 2006
Laemmle Theater
Los Angeles, CA
September 7-13, 2006
Veterans In Action
Photographic Image Gallery - Portland, OR
August, 2006
Midwest Independent Film Festival
Landmark Theater - Chicago, IL
August, 2006
Provincetown Film Festival
Provincetown, MA
June, 2006
Sydney Film Festival
Sydney, Australia
June 12 & 15, 2006
Cleveland Museum of Art – Panorama Film Series
Cleveland, Ohio
May 3 & 10, 2006
Ironweed Films
April, 2006
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Durham, NC
April 6-9, 2006
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland, Ohio
March 22, 2006
Cleveland City Hall
Cleveland, OH
March 27, 2006
Sundance Film Festival
Park City, UT
January 19-29, 2006